A 16-year-old boy has been accused of killing his parents and two siblings in New Mexico after drunkenly calling 911 to confess to the massacre. Diego Leyva was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and booked as an adult after he allegedly shot his family members before turning himself on Saturday.
![[Adriana Bencomo (left) was a volunteer firefighter, tragically found dead in her Valencia home]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/12/93192473-14197269-image-a-1_1734351233334.jpg)
Investigators said Leyva, from Belén, Valencia County, was 'extremely intoxicated' when police arrived to arrest him in the early hours of S, and that they had found a handgun on the kitchen table inside. 'Deputies entered the residence to find four deceased individuals,' police said in a statement.
![[Adriana (left) served as an active volunteer firefighter, according to the Valencia County Fire Department]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/12/93193311-14197269-image-a-13_1734352614650.jpg)
The victims have since been identified as Leonardo Leyva, 42, and Adriana Bencomo, 35, and teenagers Adrian and Alexander Leyva, aged 16 and 14, all killed by suspected gunshot wounds. They added that Leyva was taken into custody 'without incident' and was checked into a local hospital 'for detox' before being booked into a juvenile detention center in Albuquerque, some 30 miles north of Belen.
Police are carrying out interviews to try to understand a motive for the tragic events, and intend to take the case to the district attorney's office for prosecution after wrapping up their investigation. Police are still trying to find a motive for the killings on Saturday morning in Belen (pictured: Leonardo Leyva and Adriana Bencomo).
