1991 Chimayo shootings

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1991 Chimayo shootings
Location Chimayo, New Mexico, U.S.
DateJanuary 26, 1991
Attack type
Mass murder, spree killing, Home invasion
Weapon
Deaths7
Injured1
PerpetratorRicky Abeyta

On January 26, 1991, seven people were killed in a shooting rampage in Chimayo, New Mexico, United States, including a baby and a sheriff's deputy. [2]

In December 1991, a 28-year-old man, Ricky Abeyta, was sentenced to 146 years imprisonment for the crimes. It is the deadliest mass murder in New Mexican history. [3]

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References

  1. Katz, Jesse (January 28, 1991). "New Mexico Man Surrenders in Slayings of 7, Including Baby". Los Angeles Times .
  2. Thoren, Laura (January 27, 2015). "Chimayo massacre victims remembered". KOAT-TV .
  3. "NM man gets 146 years in prison for slaying 7". Deseret News . December 21, 1991.