Albuquerque police arrest murder suspects in 2021 shooting, 2022 retaliatory shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Two murder suspects have been arrested by Albuquerque police on Wednesday. One suspect is accused of fatally shooting a man in 2021, then killing a witness in 2022. The second suspect is accused of driving the car used in the secondary, retaliatory shooting.
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Police say Nathanial Lopez, 29, is being charged with two open counts of murder and one count of shooting at or from a motor vehicle resulting in death. Angelique Salazar, 30, is facing an open count of murder and a conspiracy charge.
On Dec. 23, 2021, police say Lopez allegedly shot Christopher Pino, 32, after a fight at Bluewater Village Apartments off Coors Boulevard in west Albuquerque. Krystal Castillo, who was dating Pino, told a friend she saw Lopez kill Pino. Castillo also told her friend she was terrified Lopez would try to kill her due to her witnessing the shooting.
Four months later, on April 25, 2022, Castillo saw Lopez at a gathering. A witness said Lopez got out a handgun and threatened Castillo, who left the gathering. When Castillo returned to her apartment with a friend, Lopez was waiting in a car. The vehicles approached each other. A witness said he saw Lopez lean out of the passenger side window, then fire several shots towards their car. Castillo was struck and taken to the hospital, where she died.
In 2022, Lopez was arrested in a different incident. His gun was taken as evidence. Investigators found out that a gun was used in both homicides. When detectives questioned Lopez, he denied his involvement. The investigation carried on until detectives obtained arrest warrants on May 22. He was arrested nearly a week later on Wednesday, May 28.
Salazar was also arrested on Wednesday. Police say she was driving the silver Ford Escape from shots were fired from in the 2022 shooting.
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