ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man who police say fled the state three decades ago after shooting and killing his brother-in-law, and injuring his wife and another man has been arrested in Illinois.
Albuquerque police said Thursday that 62-year-old Valentin Vasquez was arrested more than a week ago in Moline, Illinois, where he got into a traffic accident.
According to police, Moline officers ran a check on Vasquez and learned he was wanted in Albuquerque on a murder charge in the March 1984 shooting death of Juan Gutierrez.
Officer Tanner Tixier, an Albuquerque police spokesman, says Vasquez had been living in Moline under an assumed identify since 1988.
He is expected to be extradited to Albuquerque next week.