A 4-year-old boy is dead and two others remain in critical condition following an early-morning domestic violence shooting at Leisure Mountain RV Park located on NM-333 between Tijeras and Zuzax, according to a release by the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional details provided Tues. afternoon by the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputies were dispatched at approximately 1:18 a.m. on Feb. 17 after a female caller reported that a male suspect was armed with a handgun. While deputies were en route, dispatchers received multiple updates indicating that shots had been fired. After arriving seven minutes later, deputies took a 41-year-old male into custody after deploying a Taser.
A 4-year-old child was pronounced dead at the scene. An adult female victim, identified by authorities as an assistant district attorney with the Second Judicial District Attorney’s Office, and a 1-year-old boy were transported to a local hospital in critical condition. Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman issued a separate statement today saying that his office is “trying to cope with the tragedy involving a member of our staff and her two children.”
According to the BCSO, the suspect is expected to be booked on charges including intentional child abuse resulting in death, child abuse with great bodily harm, aggravated battery on a household member with great bodily harm and tampering with evidence.
Sheriff John Allen described the scene as “one of the most horrific” first responders will ever encounter. “Our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones.”
Investigators said there is no known prior criminal history for the suspect and no recent call history associated with the address or phone number in the past 12 months. The investigation remains ongoing.