Suspect In Double Homicide Arrested

DETECTIVES WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE HEADING TO EL PASO TO MEET WITH DETECTIVES THERE REGARDING THE ARREST OF 20 YEAR OLD JESUS CARTAGENA JUNIOR. HE IS THE PRIME SUSPECT IN THE MURDERS OF LAURA HANISH AND HER DAUGHTER SHANTA HANISH. THE TWO WERE FOUND DEAD FRIDAY MORNING AT THEIR HOME ON MONTEREY AVENUE SOUTHEAST. POLICE SAY CARTAGENA TURNED HIMSELF INTO EL PASO, TEXAS POLICE, SAYING HE HAD “HURT SOMEONE REALLY BAD” IN ALBUQUERQUE. INVESTIGATORS HAVE DETERMINED THAT SHANTA HANISH HAD A LENGTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH CARTAGENA AND HAD RECENT ENDED THAT RELATIONSHIP.

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