Teen, brother accused in deadly Dona Ana County shooting after stepping in couple’s fight

DONA ANA COUNTY, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — Two brothers, arrested in connection with a shooting that killed a 37-year-old man and injured a 41-year-old woman– a couple who had just gotten into a domestic argument– claim they acted in self-defense after the man threatened them with a knife.

According to the arrest report, 18-year-old Andres Gerardo Martinez Reyes was arrested, along with his underage brother, after the two reportedly intervened during a couple’s argument– which then escalated– and then ended in a shooting.

This happened Saturday at around 12:42 a.m. inside a home at the 8900 block of Ivory Wing Lane…

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