In the early hours of Wednesday, November 25, 2015, a dispute between neighbors in Albuquerque, New Mexico, turned fatal, leaving one man dead and another a fugitive from the law. The victim was identified as Manuel Puentes, a 29-year-old Hispanic male. The tragic events unfolded on the 400 block of Arizona Street Southeast, where Puentes lived.
According to witness accounts provided to the Albuquerque Police Department, the night began with Puentes, his neighbor Alejandro Alvarado, and
two other individuals returning from a bar. An argument erupted between Puentes and Alvarado, which quickly escalated into a violent confrontation. During the altercation, Puentes was fatally stabbed.
In the aftermath of the incident, Alejandro Alvarado, then 39 years old, fled the scene. Albuquerque police swiftly identified him as the primary suspect and secured an arrest warrant charging him with murder and bribery or intimidation of a witness. Authorities released a description of Alvarado, noting him as a Hispanic male, 5-foot-8, weighing 180 pounds with a medium build. At the time he was sought, he was believed to be wearing blue jeans, a maroon cowboy shirt, a navy blue baseball cap, and rust-colored cowboy boots. He was last seen driving his mother's gold Chevy Blazer.
Despite the issuance of an arrest warrant and the public release of the suspect's details, online sources do not contain information regarding the apprehension of Alejandro Alvarado. Details concerning the resolution of the murder charge, including whether a trial ever took place, are not publicly available in the search results. The case remains unresolved in the public record based on the available information.
