Suspect Sought in Weekend Abduction, Murder Near New Mexico Casino
Police and sheriff’s deputies are continuing to hunting for the surmise who barb and killed a piece E of New Mexico’s Route 66 Casino Hotel this weekend. The victim is believed to follow in his too soon 20s and has in time to be identified.
The adult male was shooter several times. He died at the criminal offense view from the wounds. The incident apparently began as a kidnapping, according to KOB, a local TV station.
It started sour after a surmise abducted a woman and man — who turned out to live her brother, KOB said. The ii victims were transported apparently against their will to the location near the casino, which is located nigh Albuquerque.
Once there, the adult male was fatally wounded. The distaff escaped. She was capable to alert authorities.
The shot took localise at nigh 9 pm Saturday. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating, according to KRQE, another local TV station.
Most inside information nigh the shooting and earlier snatch remain unknown.
Witnesses are asked to call the sheriff’s power at 505-798-7000.
Fatal Accident Near Same Casino
Two days later, an unrelated fatal motor vehicle fortuity took set near the Route 66 Casino. It appears a single auto rolling o'er on a New Mexico highway, KRQE reported.
No other vehicles were involved. The stroke forced the gag rule of all eastward lanes of Interstate 40 for several hours Mon morning.
By nearly noon, the highway was reopened to traffic, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office staff later revealed a woman driver died from injuries suffered inward the accident. Two juvenile person passengers were injured. They were taken to University of New Mexico Hospital inwards Albuquerque for treatment, KRQE said.
Earlier Head-On Collision Kills Two
Earlier this month, another fateful chance event took come in close the Route 66 Casino. On Sept. 12, the crash led to the gag rule of all westerly lanes on Interstate 40 nigh the gaming prop for several hours.
Shortly after the accident, the sheriff’s business office posted on Facebook, “This is out W nigh the Route 66 Casino. Please avoid the area.”
The sheriff’s office staff described it as a head-on collision. Two people died inward the accident. A thirdly someone was inwards decisive precondition following the accident, the sheriff’s office said.
The living rider was “in and out of consciousness & barely breathing,” the sheriff’s power revealed before this month inwards a Facebook post.
An update on the patient’s condition was not straightaway usable this week.