'You should be dead': Man accused wife of cheating before shooting her, 2 kids in attack recorded on harrowing 911 call, police say

A 41-year-old antheral successful New Mexico is accused of shooting his woman and her 2 young children, sidesplitting a 4-year-old lad and leaving the parent and her 1-year-old successful captious information successful what the section sheriff referred to arsenic perchance "the astir horrific" transgression country of his career.

Luis Sanchez was taken into custody connected Tuesday and charged with aggregate felonies, including intentional child abuse resulting successful decease and aggravated artillery of a household subordinate resulting successful large bodily harm, authorities announced.

According to a quality merchandise from the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, deputies astatine astir 1:18 a.m. connected Tuesday responded to a study of an ongoing home unit incidental taking spot astatine a residence successful the 700 artifact of NM 333. The 911 caller was a pistillate who told the dispatcher that Sanchez, her husband, was equipped with a handgun.

While en way to the address, deputies learned that shots had been fired astatine the home. First responders arrived astatine the code astir 7 minutes aft the archetypal telephone and located an uncooperative Sanchez, who was rapidly arrested "following the deployment of a Taser."

Sanchez allegedly exited the location bare and yelled, "I killed her. She's a lawyer and I killed this b—," ABQ Raw reported, citing the transgression complaint.

A 4-year-old antheral kid was pronounced dormant astatine the scene. The woman, who was identified arsenic an adjunct territory lawyer with the Second Judicial DA's Office, and her 1-year-old lad were instantly transported to a section infirmary for treatment. The parent and lad were some successful captious information astatine the time.

Sheriff John Allen said the aftermath of the shooting was "one of the astir horrific scenes our deputies and archetypal responders volition ever locomotion into."

Allen besides described the harrowing 911 telephone during a news conference Tuesday afternoon.

"I would accidental this is astir apt the astir hard 911 telephone that I ever heard successful my career," helium told reporters. "It's beauteous hard to perceive to and perceive people, radical suffering and radical successful the process of dying. But I volition archer you this, this doesn't travel retired a lot."

Throughout the 911 call, Sanchez tin reportedly beryllium heard yelling the pursuing astatine his wife:

• "Why aren't you dead?"
• "I'm gonna die."
• "How is the babe inactive alive?" "You should beryllium dead!"
• "I'm successful the Marine Corps, I'm f—ing insane. Kill me."

The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that Sanchez was besides recorded shouting, "What are you going to do? I conscionable killed the baby," and "They're dead; you person to termination me. I americium a murderer."

Though critically injured, the unfortunate was reportedly capable to archer authorities that she was dormant successful furniture erstwhile Sanchez woke her up, accusing her of cheating connected him and complaining astir their deficiency of enactment earlier helium started shooting.

The sheriff said Sanchez has nary transgression grounds and determination are nary records of deputies responding to immoderate home unit incidents astatine the home.

The territory attorney's bureau released the pursuing statement:

The Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office, with heavy sadness, is trying to header with the calamity involving a subordinate of our unit and her 2 children. This heartbreaking concern has profoundly affected our full office. While our squad confronts hard and affectional circumstances successful the people of our regular work, we are, archetypal and foremost, human. News of this magnitude impacts america not lone arsenic professionals but arsenic colleagues, friends, and members of a caring community. Our workfellow is simply a dedicated and respected subordinate of our team. During this incredibly hard time, our thoughts are with her, her children, and each of their loved ones.

It was not instantly wide whether Sanchez was the biologic begetter oregon stepfather to the 2 children.

Sanchez is presently being held astatine the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center without bond. He is scheduled to look successful tribunal for a detention proceeding Feb. 25.