RIO RANCHO POLICE MAKE AN ARREST IN A NEW YEARS EVE SHOOTING THAT LEFT ONE MAN DEAD. OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO THE 16-HUNDRED BLOCK OF EVELYN DRIVE NORTHEAST JUST AFTER 10-30 TUESDAY NIGHT ON A 9-1-1 CALL ABOUT A SHOOTING THERE. ON ARRIVAL, POLICE FOUND 22-YEAR-OLD CARLOS RUEDA OF RIO RANCHO SHOT IN THE HEAD.
A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION LED THEM TO 20-YEAR-OLD RYAN WATHEN, WHO WAS ARRESTED WITHIN 2-HOURS OF THE ORIGINAL CALL. HE WAS BOOKED INTO THE SANDOVAL COUNTY JAIL ON A SECOND DEGREE MURDER CHARGE.
