Albuquerque breaks yearly homicide record

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Officers with the Albuquerque Police Department were dispatched Sunday night to 8614 Central Ave. SE, near the corner of Central and Wyoming, about a man in the middle of the road.

Officers arrived to the scene at around 10 p.m. Sunday and said they found a man who was killed by blunt force trauma. According to APD, this marks the 81st homicide this year – breaking the city’s 2019 homicide record.

Homicide detectives are conducting interviews and are inquiring about additional witnesses and surveillance that may provide about what happened.

No additional information has been provided at this time.