ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department arrested a man for a murder on Halloween nearly three years ago while still searching for a second suspect. APD said 28-year-old Ray Torres turned himself in to police on Monday. They are still looking for the second suspect, Alexavier Gutierrez.
Police say at a Halloween party in 2021, video showed gunfire erupting and the victim Lorenzo Romero falling to the ground. Police say Romero was placed into a Jeep and taken to the hospital where he later died. Police say Torres was driving the Jeep when the shooting occurred and a gun owned by Torres was determined to be the murder weapon. Police say Torres also admitted to shooting a gun and thought he was going to get shot.
Torres was charged with murder. Gutierrez is also charged with murder and has a warrant out for his arrest.