Police: Man arrested for shooting and killing ex-wife’s boyfriend

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police arrested a man for allegedly shooting and killing his ex-wife’s boyfriend at an apartment complex in northwest Albuquerque.

According to Albuquerque police, 41-year-old Yojani Pacheco Hernandez shot and killed Lisvany Peneranda around 4:20 a.m. Wednesday near the entrance to the Volcanes Commons apartment complex, just west of Coors and Glenrio.

Investigators say Pacheco Hernandez called his ex-wife before the shooting to say she could’ve been with any other man besides Peneranda. The ex-wife reportedly told police that he left the apartment but she saw a vehicle pulling up that belonged to Hernandez. She tried calling Peneranda to tell him to hide but didn’t hear back from him.

Around 5 a.m. Wednesday, residents called 911 saying they discovered a dead body there. Officers arrived and found a man with a gunshot wound, later identified as Peneranda.

Detectives identified the car belonging to Pacheco Hernandez and used license plate readers to find out where the vehicle was before and after the shooting. They also obtained surveillance video from a nearby school and the apartments, allegedly showing the shooting and Pacheco Hernandez getting away.

Police also found evidence allegedly connecting Pacheco Hernandez to Peneranda’s tires being slashed.

Police arrested Pacheco Hernandez on Wednesday evening. He is now in the Metro Detention Center on an open count of murder.