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July 11, 2023
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ – ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐.
Apodaca was charged with the murder and conspiracy with respect to the death of Elias Otero. However, his plea only reflects his role in the robbery and carjacking of Nicholas Otero and Richard Archuleta.
Investigators say in February 2021 a woman used a dating APP to meet Archuleta and Otero’s brother at a park. There a group of men robbed him, then forced him to drive to his family’s home. Elias Otero came out of the house to try and protect his brother when he was shot and killed. In April, Apodaca pled guilty to robbery for his part in the crime.
The suspected shooter is scheduled to go on trial in 2024.
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