Corrales Homicide
At approximately 5:18PM on Monday January 22nd, Corrales Police Officers were dispatched to a residence on Los Arboles Verde RD at the South end of the Village in reference to a report of a shooting. Pictured is police caution tap still left from the crime scene along Los Arboles Verde RD. Tuesday morning. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales/The City Desk.

Corrales Police reported they arrested Charles Kauffmann, who is a suspect in the murder of Elizabeth Barela, 29, in Corrales the evening of Jan. 22.

“While checking surrounding areas shortly after noon today (Jan. 31) CPD located murder suspect Charles Kauffmann on Eagle Ranch Road near Paseo del Norte in Albuquerque.  APD was notified and CPD took Kauffmann into custody without incident,” Corrales police reported.

Kauffmann was booked into the Sandoval County Detention Center for murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and tampering with evidence.

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