On February 14, 2021, a double homicide in Villanueva, New Mexico left 59-year-old Guadalupe Gutierrez and 32-year-old Kevin Anthony Gutierrez dead. The New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau opened the case and determined a 14-year-old boy, Enrique Duran-Garcia of Las Vegas, New Mexico, carried out the killings. Enrique is identified as the son of Kevin Gutierrez’s ex-girlfriend.

According to the investigation, Enrique contacted Kevin on February 12, 2021, saying he had run away from home and wanted to stay with him. Enrique arrived with a 15-year-old male friend, then took Kevin’s handgun and used it to shoot and kill Kevin. Enrique later stabbed and shot Guadalupe Gutierrez. Enrique and the friend reportedly hitchhiked back to Las Vegas and Enrique threatened the friend not to speak to police.

Enrique was arrested March 8, 2021, and booked in the San Miguel County Detention Center on a $1,000,000 cash-only bond. He faced multiple charges including two counts of Murder in the 1st Degree, Conspiracy, Intimidation of a Witness, Tampering with Evidence, Larceny of a Firearm, and Larceny. Does anyone have information about the victims or the events in Villanueva that could help clarify what happened?