The Albuquerque Police Department says a recently released teen murder suspect exemplifies 'the root of the gun violence' in the city that saw a record number of homicides in 2021.
Adrian Avila, 18, is accused of killing two people in separate 2020 and 2021 shootings. Despite evidence linking Avila to the crimes, he was released Wednesday on the condition he wears a GPS ankle monitor, according to authorities."This suspect is at the root of the gun violence we’re seeing in Albuquerque and the record number of homicides," APD Chief Medina said.
Last year, Avila turned himself in to police after a warrant for his arrest was issued in connection with the February 2021 murder of former corrections officer Elias Otero Garcia following a kidnapping and armed robbery. Avila was charged in December 2021, and another 18-year-old suspect, Anna Bella Dukes, was charged in January.Homicide detectives determined at the time that"Dukes used social media to lure a man to meet with her in the early morning hours of Feb.
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