Double homicide reported in DeBaca County

DeBaca County's first homicides of the year happened Sunday night in Fort Sumner, Sheriff Robert Roybal said.

Roybal said Brian K. Beaver, 48, of Prescott, Arizona and Rachelle L. Beaver, 38, of Mesa, Arizona were apparently gunned down in the living room of the home of Kelby R. Randolph, 53, of Fort Sumner.

Randolph is in the DeBaca County Detention Center being held without bail and charged with two counts of murder in the first degree.

Roybal said Randolph called county dispatch on the non-emergency number Sunday at about 5:40 p.m. saying simply he needed a deputy at his address.

DeBaca County deputy Paul Nunez arrived on the scene. walked into Randolph's home and saw two dead people.

Brian Beaver was dead in a recliner and Rachelle Beaver was dead on the floor, a black semi-automatic pistol next to her.

Randolph was detained.

Roybal said personnel from the New Mexico State Police crime lab arrived on the scene and assisted the investigation.

They processed the crime scene and Randolph.

"The investigation revealed enough probable cause to charge Randolph," Roybal said.