Las Cruces Police ID victims in two separate double homicides
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Las Cruces Police Department has identified all of the victims in two separate double homicides that happened this past Sunday, June 23.
Las Cruces Police investigate two separate double homicides
Police say they are continuing to investigate the double homicide on the City’s East Mesa while an arrest has been made on the double homicide at the 1100 block of Wofford Drive.
Police say Luis G. Noyola, 46, was arrested Sunday and is charged with two felony counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his father, Francisco Javier Noyola, 88, and his brother, Lucio Noyola, 51. Luis Noyola is also charged with two counts of tampering with evidence.
Police say Luis Noyola used a hammer to kill his father and brother and then tried to clean up the crime scene. His sister called the police at around 11 a.m. that Sunday and asked for a welfare check. Police arrived to find Francisco and Lucio Noyola dead inside the home.
Luis Noyola was detained by police at the scene at Wofford Drive. Police say he “subsequently acknowledged his involvement in the deaths of his father and brother.”
Police say they are also continuing to investigate the double homicide that happened at around 12:30 a.m. that same Sunday on the East Mesa at the intersection of Avenida del Sol and Cortez Drive.
Police say they arrived to find Jonathan Pena, 26, and his sister, Jacinya Pena, 23, shot while inside a vehicle.
Police say Jonathan Pena was pronounced dead at the scene and Jacinya Pena was transported to a local hospital where she later died as a result of her injuries.
Police say add that a 15-year-old girl, seated in the backseat of the vehicle, was struck by shrapnel and received minor injuries.
The Police Department is asking anyone with information on who may be responsible for the deaths of Jonathan Pena and Jacinya Pena to call Las Cruces Police at (575) 526-0795.
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