Juvenile facing charges for double murder in Otero County

OTERO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A juvenile is facing murder charges for the deaths of two others in Otero County. Deputies said they found a boy and girl dead just after midnight on Tuesday near the community of Boles Acres which is nearly eight miles south of Alamogordo. A third person was shot in the hand.

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The sheriff’s office did not say if the third person was the suspect or another victim.

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