Comanche Wells Apartment is Scene of Apparent Homicide

By: ABQRAW staff

Posted: 4/15/2023 @ 2:30PM

UPDATE: 4/15/2023 @ 2:50PM

Albuquerque - On Saturday, April 15th, 2023, the Albuquerque Police Department responded to a deceased individual in a vehicle. The person did not die as the result of natural causes, which prompted a full violent crimes call out.

The vehicle, a dark grey Chevy Tahoe, was located in the parking lot for the Comanche Wells Apartments. The vehicle was surrounded with crime scene tape. The Comanche Wells Apartments are near the cross streets of Comanche Rd NE and Carlisle Blvd NE and the apartments are about .3 miles from Comanche South Park.

It is unclear how the person in the car died as this is a developing situation.

We will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.

This is the 35th homicide investigation for the Albuquerque Metro area for 2023.

UPDATE:

At 2:47PM, APD sent out a media alert advising the APD Homicide Unit was investigating a death at 3400 Comanche Road NE, which is the location for the Comanche Wells Apartments. APD said that "it appears the individual suffered a gunshot wound."