Deming Police investigate murder-suicide

DEMING – The investigation into an apparent murder-suicide is near completion. Deming Police Chief Bobby Orozco told the Headlight Tuesday afternoon the investigation is 95 percent complete.

Deming Police responded to a 911 call shortly after the noon hour on Thanksgiving Day and discovered a tragic crime scene. Officers were dispatched at 12:12 p.m. to the 600 block of Florida Street when a family member called 911 to report a person with a gunshot wound.

According to a police report, officers arrived at the scene and entered Apartment 35 where they found a female in the apartment. Patricia Hudecek, 46, of Deming, was deceased – the victim of a fatal gunshot.

Officers continued a search of the apartment and discovered a male who was dead from a self-inflicted gunshot. The male was identified as John Rolfe, 58, of Deming.

Following an investigation of the crime scene, Deming Police and the Criminal Investigation Division determined the case to be an apparent murder-suicide.

When asked if an autopsy would be in order, Chiefs Orosco indicated if the suspect is among the deceased an autopsy may not be necessary.

Deming Police Chief Bobby Orosco had no further details on the case as of Tuesday in the late afternoon..

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