APD: Teen killed during robbery attempt, 7 teens charged in connection

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) [January 29]– The Albuquerque Police Department said 14-year-old Alfonso Sanderson was killed overnight after they said he and a friend tried to rob a woman and shot her at an apartment complex on Tramway Blvd. According to APD, the woman’s husband shot back killing Sanderson. The shooting is being investigated as a justifiable homicide.

According to police, Sanderson was with a group of teens who were in a white vehicle approaching the couple in a blue Jeep. The victims said Sanderson approached them on the passenger side window with two guns. Another teen, identified as Jeriah Salas, opened the rear passenger door with a gun. That’s when they heard gunshots and the husband shot back multiple times at the teens.

A female teen entered the Jeep and began to fight with the husband. He then put the Jeep in reverse and hit the white vehicle. The couple later arrived at the hospital after realizing the woman had been shot.

The teens put Sanderson into their vehicle and drove to a nearby residence for gas money. APD said Janiyah Pino went to the hospital after being grazed by a bullet. She was taken into custody for charges in connection to the robbery. She also had a felony warrant.

Salas was charged with attempt to commit an armed robbery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery, and assault with a deadly weapon among other charges.

Jocelyn Pino, 16, 14-year-old Elijah Gutierrez, 12-year-old Jathan Gutierrez, 17-year-old Vicente Pino, 15-year-old Janiyah Pino, and 13-year-old Levi Salas were charged in connection to the robbery as well. Salas was arrested on Thursday.