APD investigating downtown homicide
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[Christian Marcelli ]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Valley Area Command officers responded to a suspicious vehicle at Gold Ave. and Seventh St. shortly after 4 a.m. with an unconscious person in it.
When officers arrived, they discovered the individual was injured.
Rescue personnel then arrived and determined the individual was deceased.
Homicide detectives are on-scene investigating the situation. Details are still pending.
According to APD, this is the 77th homicide victim of 2021 and the fifth victim over the last week.