RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – A 17-year-old was taken into police custody for the stabbing death of a woman in Rio Rancho.
Rio Rancho Police announced on Friday that Joshua Xavier Mora, a resident of Rio Rancho, was booked into the Bernalillo County Juvenile Detention Center on an open count of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence.
Officers responded to a call for service at 10:28 p.m. on Tuesday for a woman who was suffering from apparent stab wounds near the open space off of Riverside Drive NE. The woman, identified as Heather Nicole Lamb, 44, later died, police said.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Aaron Lopez at alopez@rrnm.gov or leave a message at 505-891-5857.
