Arrest made in fatal shooting

RATON — Authorities say they have arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting another man in a Raton neighborhood.

Police say officers responding to calls of shots fired shortly before noon Saturday found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds.

The victim was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Investigators took 21-year-old Anthony Garcia into custody. He faces one count of murder as well as multiple other counts, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and abuse of a child.

Garcia is currently being held at the Vigil Maldonado Center.

The victim’s identity had not been released and police did not say what was the motive behind the shooting,