ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man who shot and killed his friend during a drunk argument two years ago will spend more than 15 years behind bars. Christopher Wade shot Dustin Banteah with a sawed-off shotgun back in June 2022.
The two were drinking at the Sun Plaza Apartments on Montgomery and Jefferson when they got into an argument which led to a fistfight. Wade went and got a gun and then shot Banteah in the chest killing him.
He was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and other charges. Judge Lucy Solimon sentenced Wade to 17 years in prison.
