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Two arrested in fatal shooting Downtown

Men are accused of being involved in another shooting in Northeast Albuquerque

A screenshot from surveillance footage that shows the moment before 21-year-old Enock Elumba was fatally shot in Downtown Albuquerque on June 14.
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Two men have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Downtown Albuquerque after an argument and fight escalated to gunfire.

Xavrein Trotter Jr.

Josiah Watts and Xavrein Trotter Jr., both 19, are charged with an open count of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with evidence in the death of 21-year-old Enock Elumba.

Both were booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center on Wednesday. It is unclear whether either has an attorney.

Officers patrolling near Sixth and Central on June 14 heard 鈥渁 sequence of gunfire鈥 around 1 a.m., according to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court.

Police rushed toward the sound and found a man 鈥 later identified as Elumba 鈥 lying in the street, the complaint states. Elumba was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.

Witnesses told police that a man 鈥 later identified as Trotter 鈥 approached Elumba in the middle of the street and shot him at least three times, according to the complaint.

Josiah Watts

Surveillance footage showed Watts and Trotter walking with a group on Sixth, just north of Central. Watts appeared to notice Elumba walking down the street, the complaint states.

鈥淭rotter yelled disparaging remarks toward Elumba, and Watts crossed the street, also yelling at Elumba,鈥 Albuquerque Police Department spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos said in a Wednesday news release.

Watts and Elumba then got into a physical altercation before Watts allegedly pistol-whipped Elumba, according to the complaint. Footage showed Elumba falling to the ground before Watts fired several shots.

Moments later, surveillance video showed the group fleeing the scene. Watts allegedly met up with Trotter and others in a nearby parking lot before the group got into a vehicle and drove away, Gallegos said.

A nearby officer noticed the vehicle speeding out of the parking lot with no headlights on, moving erratically with its doors still open, according to the complaint.

Detectives used automatic license plate readers to track the vehicle to a South Valley home, where they later identified Watts as the suspected shooter, Gallegos said.

Investigators learned that Watts and Trotter had allegedly been involved in a separate shooting in Northeast Albuquerque, according to the complaint. Trotter was on parole at the time, and police used data from his ankle monitor to track his movements that night and connect him to the other shooting.

Nakayla McClelland covers crime and breaking news. Reach her at nmcclelland@abqjournal.com or at 505-823-3857.