Teens charged with murder in fatal hit-and-run of bicyclist captured on video

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 13-year-old lad has been charged with execution successful a fatal hit-and-run of a bicyclist successful Albuquerque that was captured connected video from wrong the boy's stolen car, instrumentality enforcement said Monday.

The teenager, who is believed to beryllium the driver, and a 15-year-old person been charged with an unfastened number of murder, conspiracy to perpetrate murder, leaving the country of an mishap involving large bodily harm oregon decease and unlawful possession of a handgun by a person, the Albuquerque Police Department said successful a statement.

An 11-year-old, who constabulary accidental was besides involved, is excessively young to beryllium charged with murder.

“APD detectives are moving with the DA’s Office and CYFD to find what charges helium whitethorn look and whether helium tin beryllium held connected those charges,” according to the statement.

The 13-year-old is expected to beryllium booked into the Juvenile Detention Center. Detectives are searching for the 15 and 11-year-olds.

Scott Dwight Habermehl, 63, was riding to his occupation astatine Sandia National Laboratory aboriginal successful the greeting successful May erstwhile helium was deed by a car aft it swerved into the motorcycle lane, according to police.

The clang was filmed from wrong the car and circulated connected societal media. In the recording, a dependable believed to beryllium the 13-year-old tin beryllium heard saying helium is astir to deed the bicyclist, according to instrumentality enforcement. The car appears to accelerate and a dependable believed to beryllium the 15-year-old says, “Just bump him, brah.”

The operator asks, “Like bump him?”

A rider says, “Yeah, conscionable bump him. Go like…15…20.”

Loud sounds tin past beryllium heard successful the recording, including “metal flexing,” according to instrumentality enforcement.

The video was posted connected societal media and reported to police. A mediate schoolhouse main besides reported the video to constabulary aft a pupil flagged it.

The Associated Press doesn’t typically sanction radical nether 18 accused of a crime.