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The accused was then taken to a nearby hospital for detox and then booked into a juvenile justice center in Albuquerque.
Adriana Bencomo and Leonardo Leyva were found dead with gunshot wounds (Image: Facebook)
In a bizarre and tragic incident, a 16-year old boy has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing his four family members in Mexico after he drunkenly called the police to confess to the quadruple homicide.
According to New Mexico State Police, Valencia County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call from 16-year-old Diego Leyva at around 3:30 am about the slaughter. When the cops arrived at the scene, they said the Leyva walked outside the home with his hands in the air and surrendered. He was highly intoxicated, police said.
Diego’s 42-year-old father Leonardo Leyva, 35-year-old mother Adriana Bencomo, 16-year-old sister Adrian Leyva, and 14-year-old brother Alexander Leyva were all found dead with gunshot wounds inside their home early Saturday morning after the boy called 911 to say he’d killed his entire family. The police further informed that a handgun was found on the kitchen table,
The police took Leyva into custody without incident. He was then taken to a nearby hospital for detox and then booked into a juvenile justice center in Albuquerque early Sunday, as reported by New York Post.
A former teacher of the teenager spoke of her disbelief that he could be responsible for the murders. Vanessa LaGrange told the Guardian: “I would never have thought that something like this would happen and that Diego would be capable of doing something like this. Everyone’s in shock.”
