Santa Fe man charged in fatal shooting

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SANTA FE A man who had apparently been working on a remodeling project on East Alameda Street was shot and killed at the house Thursday night, Santa Fe police said.

Edwin Watters, 57, has been charged with an open count of murder in the case. SFPD spokeswoman Celina Espinoza said Watters called police and told them hed shot and killed Diego Sena, 45, just before 8:30 p.m.

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Officers found Sena unconscious, bleeding and not breathing in the back yard of the home, according to a police statement.

Responding officers began preforming CPR before paramedics arrived and quickly pronounced Sena dead at the scene, in the 1100 block of East Alameda near Patrick Smith Park and Canyon Road.

Watters was detained as soon as police arrived. There apparently had been some kind of confrontation before the shooting, and a handgun was recovered, Espinoza said.

She said detectives determined Sena had been employed by Watters, who was in charge of doing some remodeling work at the home where the shooting took place. The house belongs to Senas niece.

Police dont believe anyone else was at the house when the shooting took place, Espinoza said, but the case remains under investigation.

Jail records indicate Watters is from Santa Fe. He does not have a prior criminal record in New Mexico, according to court records that are available online.

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Santa Fe man charged in fatal shooting