ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police arrested a suspect in an overnight fatal shooting at 525 San Pedro Dr. NE. Detectives took Keith Thompson, 56, into custody Sunday afternoon.
Thompson and the victim, whose name is being withheld pending notification of family members, were described by a witness as longtime acquaintances. That witness, the victim’s girlfriend, said the two men got into an argument at the Elk’s Lodge around 1 a.m. Thompson accused the other man of disrespecting him, but a bystander was able to calm him down and get Thompson to leave.
Some time after that, Thompson drove back into the parking lot as the victim stood outside. The two resumed arguing before Thompson fired two shots, striking the victim in the chest and shoulder…