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Man charged in fatal Hobbs shooting

Updated: Sunday, 04 Nov 2012, 1:14 PM MST
Published : Sunday, 04 Nov 2012, 1:14 PM MST

HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) - A late night shooting in Hobbs leaves one man dead and another behind bars, charged with murder.

Police say around 10 o’clock Friday night, 37-year-old Agapito Argonez was found bleeding from a gun shot wound.

He later died at a Texas hospital.

Soon after, 51-year-old David Ortiz was arrested and charged with murder.

No word on what led up to the shooting or if police found a weapon but they are asking the public for help.
 

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