18-year-old woman arrested for murder, accused of luring victim's brother through social media
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An 18-year-old woman has been arrested by police in New Mexico, the second suspect accused of a kidnapping that ended in a man's murder, CBS affiliate KRQE-TV reports. Anna Bella Dukes was arrested for the February 2021 shooting death of Elias Otero, Albuquerque police announced on Monday.
Otero was shot to death last year while trying to defend his brother, who police say had been kidnapped. Dukes is accused of luring the kidnap victim through social media, KRQE reported.
Investigators said Otero's younger brother picked up a girl he met online in a red Lexus on February 11, 2021, but it turned out to be a setup, TV station KOAT reported. Police said Dukes, along with 17-year-old Adrian Avila and two other suspects, held the victim at gunpoint — demanding cash, jewelry and a gun, KRQE reported.
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