Man says cockroach told him to kill two people
By Peyton Spellacy, Hamilton Kahn
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SOUTH VALLEY, New Mexico (KOAT) — Two men were found dead with gunshot wounds Friday night in the South Valley, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office.
Alexis Najera Hernandez, 27, has been arrested and booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center on two open counts of murder.
BCSO deputies responded around 10:27 p.m. on Friday to reports of gunfire near the 1400 block of Entrada Bonita SW. According to court documents, Hernandez answered the door when they arrived. He had a gun in his waistband and a Marine Corps sabre on his hip, both of which he surrendered after he was ordered to do so.
In addition to the men who were dead, three other adults and two young children were also inside. The adults were detained for questioning, and the children were safely removed from the scene.
Hernandez was taken to a BCSO substation, where he was read his rights and agreed to speak with detectives. He said he had been hearing voices and getting signs that he should kill “Hector,” the owner of the property, and later said he also gotten a message from a cockroach telling him to kill “Hector,” the documents said.
According to the documents, after being taken into a back room by “Hector” and the other victim, known as “Yorces,” Hernadez said he shot them both, then went to his car to reload the gun. He then went back and shot their bodies again, he told police.
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