Incident

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6-11-2016 New Mexico Roswell 5-1

Location

June 11, 2016

Incident Address

Roswell, New Mexico

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Cynthia Villegas
Age: 34
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Idaleigh Villegas-Hernandez
Age: 3
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Abigayl Villegas-Hernandez
Age: 7
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Cynthia Janet Villegas-Hernandez
Age: 10
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Yamilen Villegas-Hernandez
Age: 14
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Name: Juan David Villegas-Hernandez
Age: 34
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Mass Murder (4+ deceased victims excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator , one location)
Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)
Domestic Violence

Notes

mass murder; 1 adult, 4 children; wife was going to divorce husband; each shot in head with .22-cal rifle or handgun

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/article83305662.html

URL: http://krqe.com/2016/06/12/roswell-police-searching-for-man-suspected-of-killing-wife-and-four-daughters/

URL: https://www.abqjournal.com/793110/interpol-takes-custody-of-mexican-man-wanted-for-killing-wife-4-daughters-in-roswell.html

URL: http://krqe.com/2017/03/29/roswell-man-accused-of-killing-his-family-extradited-to-us-from-mexico/

URL: https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/new-mexico-man-ends-trial-admits-killing-wife-4-daughters/6108751/?cat=500

URL: https://www.rdrnews.com/2021/05/19/man-charged-in-quintuple-homicide-given-five-life-sentences/

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 27
State House District: 66