Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) – The double-murder trial for Jose Antonio “Adrian” Roman, a 47-year old man from Albuquerque began Thursday in Santa Fe in the First Judicial District Court.
Roman is charged with two counts of premeditaded first degree murder in connection with the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend Carmen Navarrette and her 15 year old son Axel Gonzales in November of 2023.
Prosecutors say Roman stole a pump-action shotgun and ammunition from his son’s house, and drove from his house in Albuquerque to Navarrete’s house in Santa Fe, and waited till she and her family were inside before opening fire on their home and then entered the home to kill her son.
Roman’s attorney told jurors Roman shot blindly through the windows and there is no evidence he was inside the family’s house.
