Authorities said a teenage boy claimed killing four members of his family at a residence in New Mexico on Saturday, and he was arrested on murder charges.
According to New Mexico state police, the 16-year-old teenager reported the killings to 911 at 3:32 a.m. near the little town of Belen, which is 33 miles south of Albuquerque.
According to authorities, the adolescent, who was “extremely intoxicated,” left a house and offered his hands in surrender to deputies who arrived.
According to investigators, they discovered a firearm on the kitchen table and four deceased persons inside.
The teenager’s and the victims’ identities were made public by state police, but NBC News usually doesn’t identify minors who are charged with crimes.
The ages of the four victims were 14, 16, 35, and 42. Although authorities did not immediately know their relationships with the suspect, they said that he “told a dispatcher he had killed his family.”
Additional details regarding the incident, including a potential motive, were not made public by the authorities.
“New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau agents and Crime Scene Team are processing the scene and conducting interviews to learn what led up to these tragic events,” the police department stated.
The adolescent suspect was “medically cleared” and detained at the Juvenile Justice Center in Albuquerque early on Sunday, according to police, following detoxification at a hospital.
According to authorities, the defendant was taken into custody at the Juvenile Justice Center in Albuquerque and charged with four charges of first-degree murder.
According to police, the district attorney’s office will receive the finished investigation for possible prosecution.
Whether the suspect has hired legal counsel was not immediately apparent. A request for comment was not immediately answered by Albuquerque-based public defenders.
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