Christian Bencomo
Man shoots stepmom trying to hug him during graduation ceremony
A woman has been shot by her stepson after she tried to hug him during a high school graduation ceremony.
The incident happened on Wednesday at Albuquerque in New Mexico, United States of America.
The man identified as Christian Bencomo, 21, is currently being held with no bail.
According to Fox News, Albuquerque Police Department (APD) said it received a call around 5 p.m. that shots were fired at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
The media outlet report that authorities said the woman was attending the Southwest Secondary Learning Center graduation for her son.
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Her stepson arrived and “as she started to hug him, he produced a handgun and shot her in the neck,” police said.
APD Communications Director, Gilbert Gallegos, told the media at the scene there was a lot of chaos at the time.
Gallegos said there were over 100 people at the charter school graduation ceremony at the time, adding that the woman was rushed to a hospital and is expected to survive.
Bencomo was held by bystanders until the police arrived, the APD said.
According to jail records at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center, Bencomo has been charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon, aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony, aggravated battery with intent to cause great bodily harm to a family member and preventative detention
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