ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department charged a 13-year-old in connection with the murder of a 17-year-old at the Ridge Apartments on Tramway Boulevard in September.
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Investigators believe that the teens met Angelo Tafoya at the apartment complex to buy drugs and a gun but things escalated, and it ended with Tafoya being shot to death. According to officials, the teens allegedly planned to rob Tafoya.
A total of six teens, ages 13 to 18, have been charged in connection with the case. The 13-year-old suspect arrested this week is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, according to Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman.
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