Family: Suspect in 4 slayings talked about killing for fun

ABIQUIU, N.M. (AP) – clear if Herrera had a A man accused of killing lawyer to speak on his his stepfather, brother behalf. and two strangers in a His sister and others shooting rampage spanwere at the family home ning nearly 200 miles in La Madera when they across New Mexico had heard gunshots ring out made troubling stateThursday. ments to family memWitnesses told police bers about his intentions that Herrera shot his to kill or hurt people for stepfather first while the fun, court documents two were outside. Hearsaid Friday. ing his calls, Herrera’s

An argument between brother and mother went Damian Herrera, 21, and outdoors. The brother his stepfather over using was shot in the neck dura pickup truck likely led ing a struggle, and Herto the shootings outside rera then shot his moththe family’s er in the head as home in a rural she begged for community not mercy, according far from some of to the complaint. the state’s popuFamily memlar tourist draws, bers told police according to a that Herrera was criminal comcalm and had a plaint. Herrera blank stare as he shot his mother Damian Herrera opened fire, “as if as she pleaded for her he knew exactly what he life, witnesses say. was doing,” the com

After Herrera gunned plaint said. down his family, police “None of these victims say, he carjacked and had a chance, none of killed a driver before them,” State Police Chief shooting another man Pete Kassetas said durhours later at a general ing a news conference. store in a tiny town that Police found the lifeartist Georgia O’Keeffe less bodies of Max Trujilcalled home. That’s lo Sr., 55, and Brendon where the final victim, a Herrera, 20, when they regular at the store and arrived. The mother, security guard at O’KeMaria “Brenda” Galleeffe’s home, died. gos, 49, was bleeding and

Herrera was arrested gasping for air and was Thursday and initially taken to the hospital. accused of five counts of Damian Herrera then murder. But prosecutors headed north toward the later said Herrera’s community of Tres mother was in critical Piedras, where he’s condition. She had been accused of killing taken off life support, Michael Kyte, 61, and leading authorities to stealing his truck. Kyte believe she had died, Dishad picked up Herrera trict Attorney Marco after he ran out of gas, Serna said. offering to help, police

It was not immediately say.