Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) –A Shiprock woman is being charged with second-degree murder after shooting and killing a man outside her residence. According to investigators, Leticia Begay, a member of the Navajo Nation, told officers that the man had been drinking and later returned to the residence to get his motorcycle. Begay returned home after getting a distressed call from her daughter and found the man taking the keys to her truck. A loud bang was heard and witnesses found the man unconscious with a gunshot wound to the chest. Begay is charged with second-degree murder and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. She remain on condition of release pending trial. A trial date has not been set.
