SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Police arrested a man in a shooting that left one person dead and another injured at a train station in New Mexico’s capital city.
Matthew Arellano, 22, was taken into custody Tuesday near his home about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the station in Santa Fe, police spokesman Anthony Tapia said.
Police say he’s been charged with murder in the death of David Hernandez, 24, as well as battery with a firearm involving a 38-year-old man who was hospitalized and whose name has not been released.
After Arellano’s arrest, police also released the identity of a person they say was in the area at the time of the shooting and is a person of interest in the case. They say Travis Whaler, 20, has a warrant for his arrest in an unrelated armed robbery case.
Tapia has called the shooting an isolated incident, adding that a witness near the station overheard a disagreement over the price of drugs before shots were fired.
The South Capitol Station parking lot is near office buildings that house state government agencies. Officials say none of those involved in the attack were on the train or known to have a connection to the agency offices.
Arellano did not have a lawyer listed for him ahead of an arraignment scheduled for Wednesday, court officials said.
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