Murder suspect captured Saturday in Albuquerque
36-year-old Juan Maestas was wanted in connection with two shootings, including a fatal shooting Friday in downtown Albuquerque. He was spotted by a city bus driver Saturday morning.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —
A man wanted on a murder charge was taken into custody Saturday in Albuquerque, after he was spotted by a city bus driver.
A spokesperson for Albuquerque Police says 36-year-old Juan Maestas was arrested near the transit center at Central Avenue and Unser Boulevard. He is suspected of shooting and killing Tavis Kimbrough Friday at a bus stop near Marquette Avenue NW and 2nd Street NW.
According to police, officers approached Maestas at the transit center around 7:40 a.m. Saturday. He walked toward an arroyo, then ran toward a nearby neighborhood before police used less-lethal means to subdue Maestas.
Police say Maestas was armed with a gun at the time of his arrest.
Maestas is also a suspect in a shooting that happened Wednesday at a Maverik gas station near Montgomery Boulevard NE and Carlisle Boulevard NE.
Maestas has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence. He is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
