Olivier Uyttebrouck

Testimony began Monday in the trial of a man who prosecutors say fatally shot 43-year-old Leroy Zamora at a Central Avenue motel in 2019.

Oct. 21—Testimony began Monday in the trial of a man who prosecutors say fatally shot 43-year-old Leroy Zamora at a Central Avenue motel in 2019.

Patrick Saavedra, right, is shown in 2nd Judicial District Court on Tuesday.

Prosecutors told jurors on Tuesday that Patrick Saavedra first argued with an Albuquerque security guard, then fatally shot a homeless man who attempted to intercede.

Sexual assault can cause feelings of isolation that can worsen the trauma of an attack.

Patrick Saavedra told jurors Thursday that he feared for his life when he pulled a handgun and fired a fatal gunshot at a homeless man sticking up for security guards

A jury failed to reach a verdict Friday in the trial of a man charged in the 2019 shooting death of 43-year-old Leroy Zamora outside a Central Avenue motel.

A jury on Monday acquitted Patrick Saavedra of first-degree murder in the 2021 killing of a homeless man who was fatally shot while sticking up for security guards in Downtown Albuquerque.

An Albuquerque teenager pleaded guilty Tuesday for his role in the 2023 shooting death of an Albuquerque Academy student.

The state Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court's six-figure judgement against Albuquerque Public Schools stemming from a lawsuit filed by two news organizations.