AN ALBUQUERQUE MAN IS TWICE THE AGE HE WAS WHEN HE FLED TOWN WITH A MURDER WARRANT AGAINST HIM IN 1984. NOW, 62 YEAR OLD VALENTIN VASQUEZ IS BEING EXTRADITED BACK TO ALBUQUERQUE. TANNER TIXIER WITH APD SAYS THIS COMES AFTER VASQUEZ WAS PICKED UP IN A TRAFFIC INCIDENT RECENTLY BY MOLINE, ILLINOIS POLICE.
TIXIER SAYS AN APD COLD CASE DETECTIVE AND WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN CRITICAL EVIDENCE FROM THE 31-YEAR OLD MURDER.
VASQUEZ IS WANTED FOR THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW, JUAN GUTIERREZ ON NORTH 2ND STREET ON MARCH 28TH, 1984. HIS WIFE AND A FAMILY FRIEND WERE INJURED IN THE DISPUTE.
