5 fatally shot in northern New Mexico; gunman arrested

Authorities in northern New Mexico say a 21-year-old man has been arrested in a deadly rampage that left five people dead, including the suspect’s mother, stepfather and 20-year-old brother.

The New Mexico State Police say Damian Herrera was arrested after his three family members were killed Thursday at a home in La Madera in Rio Arriba County in what appeared to be a domestic dispute.

The State Police said the other two victims were later killed at separate locations in the region and that a truck belonging to one of those victims was stolen in Taos County.

According to the State Police, Herrera was arrested after a pursuit by Rio Arriba County deputies, a crash of the stolen pickup and a scuffle.

District Attorney Marco Serna says his office will charge Herrera with five counts of open murder and will request the court hold him without bond.