Mother charged after 10-year-old fatally shoots teen neighbor

A 10-year-old boy fatally shot 16-year-old Keinerlein Rangel during a fight between neighbors in Albuquerque, and his mother, Elaina Gomez-Villeda, has been charged with murder, authorities said. The shooting occurred October 31 at an apartment complex after a dispute over loud music, according to police and a criminal complaint. The complaint alleges Gomez-Villeda confronted Rangel and her mother, Susana, over the music and that a physical fight followed. When her son tried to intervene, Gomez-Villeda allegedly told him to go inside and retrieve her handgun. The boy returned and fired one shot, killing Rangel, police said. The account of the events comes from police statements and the complaint; the sources do not provide the boy’s account. Police said Gomez-Villeda took her son inside after the shooting and later called 911. She told investigators that she had been attacked by neighbors. The complaint says Rangel’s father tried to force open Gomez-Villeda’s apartment door and broke a window while she was on the call. Gomez-Villeda told detectives she fired a gun at him to make him leave, according to the complaint. When officers arrived, they took cover after hearing a...