Police arrested an alleged suspect of shooting and killing a man and trying to rob him after accusing him of trying to steal a car.
Police arrested Edwin Sanders, 44, for allegedly shooting and killing Estevan Gomez.
The shooting happened just before 4 A.M. Saturday in the area of 3rd Street and Copper Avenue.
According to police, Gomez drove from Española with a coworker to attend an event in Albuquerque. After that, two men went to Knockouts in downtown Albuquerque for about an hour and then headed back toward their vehicle.
Along the way, the men mistook another vehicle for theirs and tried to get in but the doors wouldn’t unlock. That is the time when police say Sanders approached them from across the street and accused them of trying to break into his vehicle.
The men then tried to explain the mistake and walked away, eventually found the right vehicle however Sanders allegedly followed them and demanded money from them at gunpoint.
When Gomez tried to drive away, Sanders is accused of firing a shot through the back windows, striking Gomez and unfortunately, died on the scene.
Police gathered a description of the suspect and the vehicle that they say picked him up and drove him away from the shooting.
They also used surveillance video and license plate readers to track down the vehicle and identify Sanders.
The authorities arrested him Saturday night at his home int he 1800 block of California St., NE and is currently facing charges of murder, attempted armed robbery, shooting at or from a motor vehicle, aggravated assault within a deadly weapon and other charges.
