Man fatally shoots cousin after argument over whose enchiladas were spicier
Ervin Joaquin Gutierrez is accused of shooting his cousin after a dispute over spicy green chile enchiladas and was charged with open murder.
- On August 27, 22-year-old Ervin Joaquin Gutierrez fatally shot his cousin, 25-year-old Nathaniel Cavazos, in Albuquerque, prompting an open murder charge.
- A dispute regarding whose green chile enchiladas were spicier escalated into a fistfight when Gutierrez antagonized Cavazos during a family cooking gathering. Court documents stated the men had been drinking at the apartment when tensions ignited.
- After Cavazos walked away from the fight, Gutierrez allegedly pulled a handgun and shot him three or four times in the back from about 10 feet away. Later, Gutierrez wrote, "I did not want to kill him but I didn't want him to kill me."
- The following day, Gutierrez surrendered at a police station in downtown Albuquerque. Investigators said he later messaged a relative on Snapchat, asking, "Is he really dead?"
- Investigators recovered a handgun belonging to Cavazos roughly 10 yards from his body at the Copper Hills apartment complex, though witnesses stated he did not have the weapon drawn. The discovery may complicate Gutierrez's self-defense claim.
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Albuquerque Man Fatally Shoots Cousin After Argument Over Who Cooked Spicier Enchiladas
Ervin Joaquin Gutierrez is now facing a murder charge after a family gathering in New Mexico reportedly took a devastating turn when a disagreement between two cousins escalated far beyond the kitchen. What started as a night of cooking and drinking allegedly ended with 25-year-old Nathaniel Cavazos losing his life.RELATED: South Carolina Woman Reportedly Orders [...]
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wbap.comNew Mexico Man Accused Of Killing Cousin Over Spicy Enchiladas
A New Mexico man faces a murder charge after an argument with his cousin over the spiciness of green chile enchiladas allegedly escalated into a fatal shooting, authorities said. Albuquerque police arrested Ervin Joaquin Gutierrez, 22, and charged him with an open count of murder in the August 27 death of 25-year-old Nathaniel Cavazos. Argument […]
A man from New Mexico, in the United States, fired several bullets at his cousin, causing his death, following a dispute.
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Man fatally shoots cousin after argument over whose enchiladas were spicier
Court documents stated that an argument broke out when Ervin Gutierrez “began antagonizing” his cousin, claiming that the green chile in his enchiladas was too hot.
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