Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Boy shoots dead five people in house in New Mexico

Sunday 20 January 2013 19:42 EST
Comments

A teenage boy fatally shot two adults and three children inside a home in Albuquerque New Mexico, authorities said.

The teenager, believed to be about 15 years old, was arrested and faces two murder charges and three counts of child abuse resulting in death in connection with the shootings on Saturday night.

Each victim was shot more than once. The victims' identities have not been released, and the boy's motive and connection to them were not known. The Bernalillo County sheriff's spokesman Aaron Williamson said investigators were trying to determine if the victims were related.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in