Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - A 10-year-old boy has fatally shot his 16-year-old female neighbour during a violent confrontation between the victim and his mother over loud music in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.
The boy’s mom, Elaina Gomez-Villeda, 40, told cops that the
fight with her neighbors in Albuquerque started when she complained about their
loud music, KRQE reported.
During the confrontation, she told her young son to go
and grab her handgun, and he came out and shot Keinerlein Rangel, 16, killing
her, according to authorities.
“I’m probably going to jail right now,” the mom texted
her husband before calling 911 to report it.
While Gomez-Villeda was still on the phone with 911,
Keinerlein’s father tried to bust down her door and smashed a window, according
to police.
Gomez-Villeda then grabbed a gun and shot at the enraged
dad, she told cops.
“I thought we were gonna die,” she told cops, according to
the outlet. “These people, they do it a lot, and I didn’t think I was gonna be
the target, but it is what it is,” she said.
When Albuquerque cops arrived around 4 p.m., they saw
someone shooting from inside the apartment and took cover — with Gomez-Villeda
holding a gun while chasing three people outside, police said. One cop fired at
the mother, but missed.
The 10-year-old boy, who has not been identified due to his
age, has not been charged. Detectives are working with the DA to determine
potential criminal charges because of his age, KRQE said.
His mother was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit
murder, child abuse, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, negligently
making a firearm accessible to a minor, misdemeanor battery, and receiving
stolen property.
The shooting remains under investigation.
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