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4 days ago
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VIDEO: Police interview suspects in fatal robbery involving teens in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 is getting a look at what one of the teens involved in a fatal robbery in Albuquerque said to police after the incident occurred. It happened back in January, when a car full of teens tried to rob a couple, but the teens weren't the only ones armed, leading to one of them being killed. Story continues below News: Surveillance video captures crash involving off-duty officer that severely injured man Events: What's happening around New Mexico June 6-12? Albuquerque Pride Parade New Mexico Strange: Holy dirt and healing water: A look at NM's miraculous locations Jocelyn Sedillo, 16, spoke about what happened after hearing her friend, 14-year-old Alonzo Sanderson, had died. Police said back in January, he, along with 15-year-old Jeriah Salas, tried to rob a couple in a jeep at an apartment complex off Tramway Blvd. The driver of the Jeep opened fire, killing Sanderson. Police believe Salas shot the passenger who survived the attack. When asked about that night. He didn't have much to say, invoking the Fifth Amendment and asking for a lawyer. But Sedillo did shed some light on what happened. 'I don't know, we were all just drinking and chilling. I kinda blacked out, so I don't know what happened when we got to the apartments,' said Sedillo. She told detectives that eight teens, including herself, Sanderson, and Salas, were riding around Albuquerque in her car when she passed out in the backseat. 'And then all of a sudden, I hear Draco say 'I'm hit, I'm hit' and that's when everyone's like 'get Draco, get Draco' and so that's when we bring him in the car and he's like bleeding really bad. That's when I kinda like start sobering up and I'm like 'wait, what the **** just happened?' said Sedillo. The couple told police about the robbery attempt, who asked Sedillo if she remembered it. He left the teen with a final message before arresting her, a warning about thinking about her actions. Sedillo was sentenced to a year in juvenile detention on a conspiracy charge. The six other teens were charged with robbery. Jeriah Salas is also facing charges for shooting the passenger. All of them are being held on the charges. The Albuquerque Police Department ruled that Sanderson's death was justifiable, meaning the driver of the jeep will not face any charges. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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5 days ago
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Teens accused of gunning down homeless man near Albuquerque arroyo
Jun. 5—When officers responded to gunfire along an Albuquerque ditch last month, a man living in a tent said he told off two teenagers firing guns in the area. Two hours later, two gunshots were detected near the tent and the homeless man was found shot to death the next morning. Now, Joshua Curtis, 18, and Adrian Brown, 17, are behind bars in his death. Curtis and Brown, both of Albuquerque, are each charged with an open count of murder, conspiracy, negligent use of a deadly weapon and unlawful carrying of a handgun in the May 1 death of Christopher Sturluson, 23. Brown is also charged with shooting at a dwelling or occupied building. Curtis was arrested May 28 and booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center, Albuquerque Police Department spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos said in a news release. Brown was already behind bars at the Bernalillo County juvenile detention center when the charges were filed against him Tuesday. It is unclear what Brown was already booked into jail for, but he was on juvenile probation at the time of the killing, 2nd Judicial District Attorney's Office spokesperson Nancy Laflin said. Two years ago, he was arrested for bringing a firearm to Sandia High School. A year later, Brown was arrested for another gun-related crime, District Attorney Sam Bregman said. It is unclear what that crime was or the outcome of the case. "He received little to no consequences for his multiple juvenile arrests involving firearms," Bregman said in a statement Thursday, without elaborating on the specifics. "... He didn't learn anything except that he could get away with carrying a gun as he pleased. Now, a 23-year-old man is dead, and two teens are charged with murder." Curtis and Brown were identified as the suspects through video surveillance and photographs, Gallegos said. At 9:43 a.m. on May 1, APD responded to a call of a homicide in the 4600 block of Carlisle NE, north of Montgomery, near Interstate 25, according to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court. Arriving officers found Sturluson dead with blood on his face and neck, police said. Officers had been in the area around 9:30 p.m. after gunfire was detected in the area, the complaint states. Sturluson told police he was in his tent when he heard shots and told two teens — later identified as Curtis and Brown — "to get the (expletive) out of here." At 11:49 p.m., the ShotSpotter system detected two shots near the tent, the complaint states. A neighbor told police they saw two males run through an apartment parking lot, one carrying a gun, while the other picked up bullet casings. The neighbor took photos of the males and uploaded them to where the public can share evidence of a crime, according to the complaint. One of the photos showed a man — later identified as Curtis — firing a gun minutes before the fatal shooting. At an apartment complex near the crime scene, police spoke to two girls who said they saw Brown, Curtis and their girlfriends near the arroyo, according to the complaint. One girl said she heard Brown say, "That was me, I was shooting at the ditch with these idiots." Police questioned Brown, who lived at the complex, but he denied shooting Sturluson and said the boys walked away after he yelled at them, the complaint states. Apartment surveillance cameras showed Brown and Curtis walking east of the tent about a minute before shots were fired, police said. Police linked the casings from behind Sturluson's tent to casings found from the shooting hours earlier, according to the complaint. Detectives found that, after the incident, Brown sent Curtis a social media message, saying, "I didn't snitch you better not either." Twenty minutes after the shooting, Curtis sent a woman a text, saying, "I'm not perfect or the best looking but I'll always defend you there's the proof I'll kill someone for you," police said. Prosecutors filed a pretrial motion to keep Curtis behind bars, saying Curtis and Brown "showed a complete disregard for human life because they knew that Sturluson was camped where they were shooting."
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30-05-2025
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Albuquerque business owner faces murder charge for shooting fleeing shoplifter
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque business owner is facing a murder charge after police said he shot a fleeing shoplifter. Story continues below Entertainment: First-of-its-kind indoor pickleball facility coming to northeast Albuquerque Community: Albuquerque church leaning on faith after 2 members killed by their son Environment: What should New Mexicans do if they come across a raccoon? According to the Albuquerque Police Department, the owner of Moe's Smoke Shop shot a shoplifter who was reversing his car away from the store. 'A lot of commotion. We went ahead and came to the windows by my work, we looked out, we saw a guy running out, that fled in a white Toyota Camry. Then we saw the owner of the smoke shop also out there,' said an employee at a nearby business who wanted to remain anonymous. Mohtasem Mahir Thabata, the owner of Moe's Smoke Shop, is facing a murder charge. According to a police report, officers arrived around 3 p.m. Wednesday to a shopping center near Lomas Blvd. and San Mateo Blvd. When they arrived, they found a burned car and a man, identified as Matthew Sedillo, on the ground with a bullet wound, where he soon after was pronounced dead on scene. Police eventually spoke to Thabata, who admitted to shooting at Sedillo, who he said stole two shirts and a glass bong from his store, before trying to flee in a car. Thabata told police he was trying to shoot the tire, but instead, Sedillo was hit and killed. The car crashed into another vehicle in the Sprouts parking lot, then ended up across the street where it hit a curb and caught fire. Thabata told officers he was angry and that he doesn't like violence, but he said Sedillo left him no choice. 'At the end of the day, as frustrating as it can be, it's just inventory. Most businesses, including ours, has insurance for that, and it's never worth taking or risking your own life for just inventory,' said the anonymous employee. The total amount of stolen merchandise was $75. Thabata doesn't have a significant criminal history in New Mexico. Matthew Sedillo was recently released from jail after being found incompetent. He has a long criminal history of battery, shoplifting, burglary, and more. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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29-05-2025
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They Filmed It, Laughed and Shared It, Police Say: 4th Teen Reportedly Charged in Shocking Killing of Cyclist
Four teenagers have now been arrested in connection with the hit-and-run death of a 63-year-old man The victim was a physicist who was biking to work Police allege the teenagers purposefully hit the man and posted video of the incident on social media, leading to their arrestsA fourth teenager has now reportedly been arrested in connection with an allegedly purposeful and fatal hit-and-run of a 63-year-old physicist who was riding his bicycle to work last May. Scott Dwight Habermehl, the 63-year-old physicist, was killed in the May 29, 2024 hit-and-run crash. According to the Albuquerque Police Department, four teenagers were involved in the incident, which they later posted video of on social media, leading to two of the teenagers' arrests. A 13-year-old boy was arrested and charged with murder on March 17 of this year, Albuquerque police previously announced. An 11-year-old boy and another teenager were also previously arrested in connection with the case. Now, a boy who was 15 years old at the time of the crash has been arrested, according to a report by The Associated Press, citing police. The APD did not immediately return an inquiry for comment from PEOPLE. In March, police said 'an 11-year-old boy and a 15-year-old are also accused of participating in the crime,' while announcing the 13-year-old's arrest. The AP reports police discovered a fourth boy was inside the vehicle, which was stolen and used in the hit-and-run crash. Several people police spoke to told investigators they recognized the sound of this fourth teenager's voice when they watched the video, according to the AP, leading to his identification. The teenager initially denied being in the vehicle with the other boys but had been sharing details about the crash with friends in social media chats, according to the outlet. PEOPLE reported in March that the previously arrested 13-year-old boy was charged with an open count of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, leaving the scene of an accident involving great bodily harm or death and unlawful possession of a handgun by a person. The 13-year-old is believed to be the driver, according to police, who said at the time the 15-year-old would be charged with the same crimes as the other teenager arrested in March. Children 11 and younger can't be held at a juvenile detention center. New Mexico courts can try teenagers ages 15 to 18, and sometimes 14, as adults for first-degree murder after a grand jury indictment. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. The APD said in March that it received an 'anonymous tip that cell phone video of the crash had been posted on social media,' which included the identity of the Instagram account and its user. As detectives investigated the Instagram account, a middle school principal reported to Albuquerque Public Schools police that a student reported the same video of the crash. Police searched the teenagers' phones and discovered videos they had taken of the crash from inside the vehicle. That video captured the boys' conversation as the 13-year-old driver said he was going to hit the bicyclist as he made the vehicle accelerate. 'The back passenger, believed to be [the 15-year-old], said not to hit the bicyclist going too fast. 'Just bump him, brah.' The driver responded, 'Like bump him?' [The 15-year-old] repeated, 'Yeah, just bump him. Go like…15…20,' ' police said in the March press release. As the vehicle's front passenger side struck Habermehl, the 11-year-old, who was believed to be the front passenger, was allegedly waving a handgun in the vehicle, ducked and laughed, per the release. The crash's momentum then allegedly carried Habermehl and his bicycle on top and off the vehicle's passenger side. 'I am horrified by the video footage of a brazen, heartless killing involving three New Mexico juveniles—ages 11, 13, and 15—who targeted an innocent cyclist," New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in a statement in March. "This case is an appalling and heartbreaking reminder of the serious juvenile crime crisis we face in New Mexico––and our lack of tools to properly address it.' Read the original article on People
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29-05-2025
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Police canine, suspect killed in officer-involved shooting near Albuquerque Sunport
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The multi-task agency is investigating an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of a suspect Wednesday night. Story continues below Entertainment: First-of-its-kind indoor pickleball facility coming to northeast Albuquerque Community: Albuquerque church leaning on faith after 2 members killed by their son Environment: What should New Mexicans do if they come across a raccoon? The Albuquerque Police Department says the shooting happened at the Comfort Inn Albuquerque Airport. APD Chief Harold Medina says police interactions with the suspect began Tuesday, when officers were called to recover stolen tools from a trailer in southeast Albuquerque. Chief Medina says the SWAT team tried to barricade the suspect, but he escaped. Then, Wednesday, police tracked the suspect to the hotel near the airport around 10 p.m. APD says the suspect tried leaving the hotel, but ran back inside when he saw police. The suspect then jumped out of a second story window. Chief Medina says a police canine was released and was successful in stopping the individual. Medina said as officers approached, the suspect produced a gun and shots were fired. The suspect was killed on scene and the police canine was shot and killed in the exchange. No other information has been released. This is a developing story. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
