BELEN, N.M. — A 16-year-old boy has been taken into custody after a quadruple homicide at a residence on Camino Escondido in Belen on Saturday.
The New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was called to the scene after Diego Leyva called the Valencia County Sheriff’s Office at 3:30 a.m., telling the dispatcher that he had killed his family. When deputies arrived on scene, Leyva was found to be intoxicated and was taken into custody without incident.
Deputies entered the home and found four victims, all deceased from apparent gunshot wounds. The victims have now been identified as Leonardo Leyva, 42, Adriana Bencomo, 35, Adrian Leyva, 16, and Alexander Leyva, 14. A handgun was located on a kitchen table.
Leyva has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder. He underwent detox at a local hospital, and has now been booked into the Juvenile Justice Center in Albuquerque.
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