Police hunting for a New Mexico man who allegedly shot dead his wife and four daughters have detained a man in Mexico. They say while they believe Villegas-Hernandez has been apprehended, they won’t know for sure until Monday when they can get better verification.
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Police say they’re investigating whether a New Mexico man suspected of killing his wife and four daughters fled to Mexico.
This photo provided by the Roswell Police Department shows Juan David Villegas-Hernandez.
Investigators have not yet released a possible motive in the case, and a police spokesman said local authorities had little if any contact with the suspect over the years.
Todd Wildermuth, a Roswell police spokesman, said investigators had learned that Villegas-Hernandez had visited his family in Mexico frequently over the years.
Wildermuth says authorities were searching for a male suspect Sunday but did not immediately identify him.
They are not yet being identified but police believe the victims are all members of the same family.
He was arrested Sunday afternoon by Mexican authorities, who alerted Roswell police.
Investigators were working to determine whether the man in custody is Villegas-Hernandez.
While the biggest massacre in US history occurred at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning, another mass shooting is flying under the radar.
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A relative found the bodies of a woman and four children between the ages of 14 and 3 late Saturday.
