APD: Blake’s Lotaburger employee arrested for deadly shooting at restaurant

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police arrested an employee at a Blake’s Lotaburger restaurant in Albuquerque for killing a man there Thursday night.

Investigators say Christian Elycio fired 10 shots at Edward Nicholas in the parking lot of the restaurant. It happened after a fight at the location on Rio Grande Boulevard, near Interstate 40.

Witnesses allegedly told the investigators the two men separated after an initial dispute. Then, the suspect’s uncle – the manager at Blake’s – reportedly went outside to tell Nicholas to leave the property. Surveillance video allegedly showed Nicholas walking away when Elycio shot him…

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