Man gets life sentence for 2024 Albuquerque murder

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man was sentenced Monday for a 2024 murder in southeast Albuquerque. James Gonzales was sentenced to life in prison plus 24 years for shooting and killing 75-year-old Harry Velarde during a robbery. Prosecutors said Gonzales and his girlfriend went to a southeast Albuquerque apartment to rob Velarde, a man whom [...]