Teens Charged in Three March Shootings

TWO ALBUQUERQUE TEENS EACH FACE AN OPEN COUNT OF MURDER AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE. TIM CHAVEZ, WHO’S 15, AND 17 YEAR OLD ANTHONY GALLEGOS ARE ACCUSED OF THREE SHOOTINGS FROM LAST MONTH. THE TWO HAVE BEEN JAILED SINCE ONE OF THOSE INCIDENTS ON MARCH 22ND.

POLICE SAY SOMEONE USED A GLOCK HANDGUN TO FIRE SHOTS INTO A HOME ON THE WEST SIDE ON MARCH 5TH. ON MARCH 18TH, POLICE FOUND A HOMELESS MAN, 50 YEAR OLD RONNIE ROSS, SHOT ON MENAUL NEAR I-25. HE WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD AFTER THE TEENS ALLEGEDLY FOUND HIM ALIVE. THEN ON MARCH 22ND, GALLEGOS ALLEGEDLY SHOT A DRUG DEALER IN THE FACE AFTER ASKING HIM TO MEET HIM ON TREELINE AVENUE NORTHWEST. THE VICTIM IS STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

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