ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Police say a fight in the backyard at an Albuquerque house party turned violent, leaving a young man dead.
Officer Simon Drobik says the incident happened shortly before 3:30 a.m. Sunday.
According to investigators, guests were playing beer pong when an altercation erupted.
The fight then moved to the front of a neighbor’s property and several shots were fired.
Drobik says 22-year-old Angel Santana Martinez was shot and rushed to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Police say most of the potential witnesses fled before they arrived.
Detectives are actively conducting an investigation.
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