DETECTIVES WITH THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ARE NOW HANDLING A HOMICIDE STEMMING FROM A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT BACK ON MARCH 20TH. IT WAS LATE THAT EVENING WHEN DEPUTIES WERE SENT TO THE AREA OF GUN CLUB ROAD AND KIRK LANE IN RESPONSE TO A REPORT OF A GUNSHOT VICTIM IN A VEHICLE. THEY FOUND 15 YEAR OLD EFRAIN ARZATE JUNIOR IN THE BACK SEAT OF A DODGE CHALLENGER, APPARENTLY SUFFERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND.
THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS THE TEEN HAS DIED FROM HIS INJURIES AND THE CASE IS NOW A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION. NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
