He killed two men and said he received the order from a cockroach: «I had to do what I had to do»

The suspect, identified as Alexis Hernandez25 years old, assured that a cockroach sent him a “encrypted message” who ordered him to kill.

The case was revealed by the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Officewhich investigates the events that occurred last Friday, November 7.

According to investigators, he would have recognized that the deaths were motivated by that supposed message and that he had interpreted Signs around you that you couldn’t ignoreso now the police maintain that they acted in a state of delirium or extreme paranoia.

How was the crime

The operation began when agents responded to a call for shots near the 1400 block of Entrada Bonita SWaround 10:27 p.m. When they arrived, they found two adult men dead inside the home with gunshot wounds.

The police found a body with gunshot wounds in the front of the house. The second victim was located in an attached apartment with injuries compatible with a knifealthough he would also have been shot.

In addition to the victims, there were three more adults and two small children. The witnesses were detained for questioning and the minors were removed without injury.

At that same moment, the police detained Hernández, who was still armed at the scene. The next morning he was transferred to Metropolitan Detention Centerwhere the Prosecutor’s Office charged him two counts of first degree murder.

The court order indicates that the murderer had purchased a pistola Glock to “protect yourself.”

The murderer’s confession

In the arrest warrant affidavit filed with the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court It is detailed that Hernández received the agents at the main door of the house.

I had a pistol at the waist and and military saber on the side, and said bluntly that there was of the corpses inside.

He also claimed to have belonged to the Marine Corps and stated that “I had to do what I had to do”.

According to the investigation, one of the victims was the owner of the home, identified as Héctor Ríos, who Hernández claimed harassed him by installing cameras on the lights to spy on him and that I heard voices coming from the ventilation ducts.

The suspect claimed that he had been guided by a cockroach through an “encrypted message” that ordered him to kill the owner because “he hated cockroaches.”

Alexis Hernández, 25, said that a cockroach sent him an “encrypted message” that ordered him to kill. Photo: Shutterstock

The defendant insisted that He never wanted to harm the two children present nor did he plan to take them away.but acknowledged that they saw what had happened.

How the case continues

The police continue to collect testimonies and evidence to determine if Hernández acted under a mental disorder or if he had a previous conflict with the victims.

The Sheriff’s Office reported that the full identity of those involved will be released once the next of kin receive notification and the investigation progresses. Meanwhile, Hernández remains in custody pending an initial hearing.