The New Mexico State Police is investigating a homicide that occurred at a home in Chimayo. NMSP reports that the investigation began on May 14, 2024 when officers carried out a felony warrant on County Road 86 for 41-year-old Christopher Serrano.
Serrano was facing numerous charges, including great bodily harm by strangulation, kidnapping, and criminal sexual contact from a previous incident that occurred on May 7. When officers reached the residence, they found a deceased male lying face down with trauma to the body.
No one was found inside the residence. The deceased male was identified as Christopher Serrano. NMSP is still investigating the murder.
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