Las Cruces police investigate couple’s murder-suicide

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- A murder-suicide that happened in Las Cruces Saturday is still under investigation, according to police.

The Las Cruces Police Department said that around 8:30 a.m., officers went to a home on Calle Libertad. The shooting happened at a home in a neighborhood off Elks Drive.

Police found a 30-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man dead. LCPD identified the woman as Angelica Aguirre and the man, her boyfriend, as Shane Perez.

LCPD said Perez shot Aguirre before shooting himself. Police said the couple had five children, ranging in age from 3-14. The children were in the home during the shooting.

New Mexico's Children, Youth and Families Department placed the children in temporary custody of a relative.