LA JUNTA, Colo. (KKTV) -An 18-year-old is facing a second-degree murder charge following a homicide investigation in La Junta over the weekend.
According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who assisted La Junta police in their investigation, police responded to a home in the 1400 block of Belleview Avenue at around 1:50 a.m. on Saturday on a report that someone had been fatally shot.
Investigators said the victim was a 17-year-old boy who will be identified by the Otero County Coroner’s Office.
CBI said the La Junta Police Department and CBI conducted interviews of witnesses at the home before taking the suspect into custody.
18-year-old Anthony Barron Sandoval Jr. was arrested on Saturday on a charge of Murder in the 2nd Degree. According to CBI, Sandoval was being held on a $500,000 bond as of Monday morning.
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