FARMINGTON, N.M. – Police in Farmington are investigating two shootings that they believe are connected. One suspect is in custody. 

Police say this all started with a breaking and entering call around 5 a.m. Monday at 4900 Kayenta Dr. While officers were headed that way, a shooting happened just a few blocks away from that original callout location, at 2915 English Rd.

At that second location, police say the suspect shot and killed his girlfriend, 46-year-old Kelly Heath.

Not long after, there was a second shooting at a business on Highway 516. The suspect is accused of shooting and killing 25-year-old Brent Francis.

The suspect then ran and left the firearm behind. He proceeded toward Main Street where officers arrested him.

Police identified the suspect in the break-in and the two murders as 35-year-old Andrew Wittenberg. He faces two counts of first-degree murder plus charges of aggravated burglary, larceny of a firearm and tampering with evidence.