ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man convicted of shooting and killing two people in the South Valley in 2021 was sentenced to prison on Thursday.
Manuel Perez pleaded guilty to first and second-degree murder for the deaths of Anthony Vigil and Ali Riyad Assad. Deputies found a crashed BMW near Coors and Arenal with Vigil and Assad dead inside.
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Witnesses reported a white car had been chasing the two men. According to the criminal complaint, investigators were able to use cell phone and Snapchat GPS data to place Perez near the intersection of Unser and Arenal around the time of the shooting on April 19.
Judge Joseph Montano sentenced Perez to life in prison.
