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Man arrested in shooting death

SANTA FE — A man accused of fatally shooting another man during an argument at a home in the Santa Fe area has been arrested.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office says 54-year-old Jose Gutierrez is expected to face charges of homicide and other crimes in the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Frank Salazar early Saturday morning. Investigators say the fight broke out during a family gathering at which people were drinking and that an argument between Gutierrez and Salazar escalated into a fight.

Salazar tried to leave, but Gutierrez eventually pulled out a gun and fired several times at Salazar, his girlfriend and Salazar’s 3-year-old daughter.

The child and girlfriend weren’t injured in the shooting. Salazar was struck in the face by a bullet and later died at a hospital.

Injured dogs found at trailer home

Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies who responded to a domestic dispute at a trailer home Friday night found 13 dogs, many of them injured in ways “consistent with dog fighting,” according to a criminal complaint filed in Metro Court.

Antonio Bornot, 48, was charged with eight counts of cruelty to animals.

Among the dogs were 11 pit bulls, one Chihuahua and one Doberman, according to the complaint.

Four of the dogs were locked in a bedroom with cuts to their chests, shoulders and legs, with no food or water and covered in feces, according to the complaint.

Four pit bulls were locked in cages outside with cuts to their faces and shoulders. One had a broken leg with no brace or cast. They also had no food or water, according to the complaint.

Bornot was in jail as of Sunday night on a $40,000 bail.