A New Mexico teenager has been arrested and charged with murder after he called 911 to report that he had killed his parents and siblings.
On Sunday, Dec. 15, the New Mexico State Police wrote in a press release that 16-year-old Diego Leyva had been charged with four counts of first-degree murder for allegedly murdering four family members in their home in Belen, located south of Albuquerque.
According to the release, Leyva called 911 at around 3:30 a.m. local time on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 14, and confessed to the dispatcher that he had killed his family members.
“When deputies arrived, Diego walked out of the residence with his hands in the air and was extremely intoxicated,” state police wrote in the release. “He was taken into custody without incident.”
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Sheriff’s deputies found two adults and two teenagers inside the home, identified as Leonardo Leyva, 42, Adriana Bencomo, 35, …