A 16-year-old New Mexico boy was arrested Saturday morning on suspicion of fatally shooting his parents and teenage brother, then drunkenly calling 911 and confessing to the quadruple murders, police said. .
New Mexico State Police said in a news release that Diego Leyva was the suspect in the horrific massacre that occurred around 3:30 a.m. before the Valencia County Sheriff's Office received a call from the suspected killer. He has been charged with first-degree murder.
Authorities said the boy allegedly told a dispatcher in a phone call that he had killed his family and that when officers arrived at his home in Belem, he left with his hands up.
State police said Leyva was taken into custody without incident but was “extremely intoxicated.”
Police said a handgun was found on the kitchen table.
The suspects' 42-year-old father Leonardo Leyva, 35-year-old mother Adriana Bencomo, 16-year-old sister Adrian Leyva, and 14-year-old brother Alexander Leyva were all shot and killed inside the home. It was discovered that he was doing so. law enforcement and KRQE.
The murder suspect was taken to a nearby hospital for detoxification and was booked into the Albuquerque Juvenile Justice Center early Sunday morning, officials said.
The former teacher could not believe that this boy was the culprit of this ruthless murder.
“I never thought something like this would happen and that Diego could do something like this.” Educator Vanessa Lagrange he told the Guardian. “Everyone is in shock.”
The State Police Bureau of Investigation is still trying to determine what led to the murder.
