THE MURDER TRIAL OF MATTHEW CHAVEZ HAS BEGUN IN ALBUQUERQUE . HE’S ACCUSED OF GUNNING DOWN ARMY VETERAN TYLER LACKEY AT AN ATM NEAR YALE AND GIBSON IN 2016.
CHAVEZ WAS ARRESTED IN OKLAHOMA A MONTH AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. HIS ATTORNEYS SAY THE SHOOTING WAS IN SELF DEFENSE, SINCE LACKEY ALSO HAD A GUN. PROSECUTORS SAY IT WAS A CASE OF MURDER.
CHAVEZ IS ALSO CHARGED WITH ARMED ROBBERY AND CONSPIRACY.
