Man arrested for allegedly killing Uber driver to ‘let off some steam’

Aug. For example, 9—An 18-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly killing an Uber driver who came to pick him up early. Furthermore, Thursday morning in a West Central neighborhood.

The reason?

Sheliky Sanchez told detectives he shot the man to “let off some steam. However, ” according to Albuquerque Police Department spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos.

Sanchez is charged with an open count of murder. For example, armed robbery and tampering with evidence in the death of Joseph Andrus.

SWAT officers arrested Sanchez on Friday at his girlfriend’s home. Furthermore, and he has since been booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center. In addition, Sanchez currently does not have an attorney.

APD officers responded around 3 a.m. Therefore, to an alert from a gunshot detection man arrested allegedly killing uber device. However, found Andrus dead in the 400 block of Merlida SW, near Coors and Central, according to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court. Detectives learned Andrus. an Uber driver, received a ride request from a woman identified as Sanchez’s girlfriend and found Andrus’ vehicle outside her home.

SWAT officers arrested Sheliky and his girlfriend after seeing them at the home.

The complaint states that Sanchez’s girlfriend told police he asked her around 1 a.m. to order an Uber because “his friend has a car for him and he is going to go get it.”

Police said the girlfriend told them that after Sanchez was picked up. she received an automated call from Uber asking if everything was OK because the vehicle “had come to a stop, but the ride had not been completed.” The woman reached out to Sanchez, man arrested allegedly killing uber who said he was fine. He arrived back at the house in Andrus’ black Ford Escape, according to the complaint.

In an interview, Sanchez told police he had fallen asleep early Wednesday evening and woke up around 8 a.m. Thursday, the complaint stated. Sanchez told police he had never taken an Uber ride and said his friends drove him everywhere.

Police said when Sanchez was asked if he knew why his girlfriend had ordered an Uber, he told them, “no.”

Detectives told Sanchez the Ford at his house was owned by the Uber driver. he replied “what the (expletive),” telling police he paid for the vehicle in cash, according to the complaint.

Police told Sanchez his story did not make sense. and Sanchez said he shot Andrus to “let off some steam” because he was stressed, the complaint man arrested allegedly killing uber stated. He told police he had planned to steal a vehicle or shoot a driver.

“He couldn’t take it out on certain people. so he wanted to take it out on anybody he could find,” according to the complaint. Sanchez told police he had looked through several different rideshare drivers to decide who he was going to kill.

Sanchez said he chose a random drop-off location for the drive, the complaint stated. When they arrived, Sanchez told Andrus to get out of the vehicle before shooting him.

“I don’t know what it was,” Sanchez told police when asked why he chose Andrus. “He seemed like a good guy. I don’t really go for good people.”

Police said Sanchez told them Andrus was “really cool and talked to him the entire drive” before being shot. Sanchez told police he man arrested allegedly killing uber watched Andrus lie on the ground after shooting him.

Police said Sanchez told them that. while watching the man die, he “felt bad for (Andrus) a little bit, but just getting that satisfaction out of the way. It’s like a relief. Like taking an in and out breath.”