Larren Ramone

Dec. 3, 4:18 pm

Homicide by Vehicle (DWI)

McKinley County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tammy S. Houghtaling was called to a crash scene at the five mile marker of State Highway 612. Houghtaling was advised that the intoxicated driver, Larren Ramone, 23, was being flown to UNM Hospital in Albuquerque for head injuries, according to the police report. Houghtaling was also advised that the other passenger, Garry Ashley, 51, had died.

MCSO Dep. Branhurst, who was on the scene before Houghtaling, informed him that Ramone smelled and appeared intoxicated. He said, “his eyes were bloodshot and watery,” according to the police report. Ramone had admitted to drinking...

Suspected shooter among deceased

AZTEC, N.M. – An active shooter opened fire at Aztec High School on the morning of Nov. 7, leaving at 2 students dead and 15 others injured. The numbers of the injured were reported in a statement from the Navajo Nation.

The suspected shooter is also dead, San Juan County Sheriff Ken Christesen confirmed.

First reports of the shooting came in at around 8:30 am.

As of noon on Dec. 7, police had not yet released information about the shooter, or confirmed if the shooter was a student.

Aztec High School was placed on lockdown and evacuated following the shooting. Nearby Bloomfield High School and Farmington High School were also placed on lockdown as...

GALLUP POLICE DEPARTMENT

Tanisha Jones; Darrell Wauneka; Gilbert Henderson; William Jake; Eric A. Garcia; Rodney Harvey; Thomas Manymules; Andy Garcia; Ervin Walley; Cameron R. Nez; Trinidad Otero; Tyrone Bitsilly; Shawn A. Desiderio; Janetta Stevens; and Shyleka-Rain K. Goldtooth.

MCKINLEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Leighton Johnson, Melvin Benally; Renee Foster; Sammie John; Vernee Morgan; James Day; Nicholas Livingston; Claire Chuyate; Isidro Encinias; Vandell Billah; Andrea Long; Tyler Long: McArthur Jones; Francisco Holbert; Casey Smith; Tyson Redhorse; Moses Alonzo; and Frederick Begay.

Two suspects remain at large

Joe Carlo Zecca, 87, answered a knock to his door on Nov. 30, expecting a visit from an employee. Instead, Zecca was met with the barrel of a gun, wielded by one of the two men who then robbed and assaulted him in his home on the 1200 block of East Aztec Avenue.

Gallup Police Department Officer Kelsey Francisco arrived at the scene at around 9:10 pm. Francisco saw that Zecca was bleeding, but Zecca said he did not want to receive medical attention, according to the police report.

Zecca is the owner of the infamous American Bar in downtown Gallup.

The gun the suspects used to threaten Zecca was described to police as a 9 mm, semi automatic with a black...