West Side Shooting Victim Identified

THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTIFIED THE PERSON SHOT TO DEATH ON THE CITY’S WEST SIDE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THEY SAY HE WAS 27 YEAR OLD JOHNNY BENTACU. THEY FOUND BENTACU’S BODY AT THE MESA RIDGE APARTMENTS OFF ATRISCO.

THEY HAD ONE PERSON OF INTEREST IN CUSTODY BUT RELEASED THE PERSON AFTER QUESTIONING HIM. NOW THEY’RE LOOKING FOR 28 YEAR OLD MARTIN BENTACU. THEY SAY HE SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE VICTIM .

IF YOU KNOW WHERE MARTIN BENTACU IS, YOU’RE ASKED TO CONTACT CRIMESTOPPERS AT 843-STOP WITH THAT INFORMATION.

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