Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

1 Dead, 1 In Custody In Raton Shooting

RATON, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say they have arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting another man in a Raton neighborhood.

Police say officers responding to calls of shots fired shortly before noon Saturday found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds.

The victim was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Investigators took 21-year-old Anthony Garcia into custody.

Garcia faces one count of murder as well as multiple other counts, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and abuse of a child.