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A 16-year-old boy in the US state of New Mexico was in custody Sunday after an alleged quadruple homicide of his family members, police and officials said.

The Valencia County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 emergency call before dawn on Saturday from a male minor “who told the dispatcher he had killed his family,” New Mexico State Police said in a statement.

BELEN, N.M. — A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the deaths of four family members in a rural area in New Mexico, authorities said Sunday.

State Police said the victims were found fatally shot at their Valencia County home early Saturday morning.

The name of the teenager was being withheld Sunday by The Associated Press because he’s a juvenile.

Police spokesman Ray Wilson said the suspect was extremely intoxicated at the scene and was taken to a hospital for detoxification.

The teen will be booked into a juvenile detention center on four open counts of murder after being released from the hospital, according to Wilson, who said the office of the medical examiner is still trying to identify the victims.

Authorities said the boy called 911 around 3:30 a.m. Saturday and allegedly told a dispatcher that he had killed his entire family.

When county deputies arrived at the scene, they said the suspect walked out of the home with his hands in the air and surrendered without incident.

Deputies reported finding four people dead inside the home and a handgun on the kitchen table.

Wilson said the county sheriff’s office handed the case over to the State Police for investigation of the quadruple homicide.

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New Mexico State Aggies (6-3) at Tarleton State Texans (5-6)

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BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico State takes on Tarleton State after Molly Kaiser scored 30 points in New Mexico State’s 68-60 win against the New Mexico Lobos.

The Texans have gone 3-1 in home games. Tarleton State is 3-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 17.3 turnovers per game.

The Aggies are 2-0 in road games. New Mexico State ranks ninth in the CUSA with 8.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Fanta Gassama averaging 1.9.

Tarleton State’s average of 4.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.7 fewer made shots on average than the 5.2 per game New Mexico State allows. New Mexico State scores 12.0 more points per game (67.4) than Tarleton State gives up (55.4).

TOP PERFORMERS: Karyn Sanford is shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Texans, while averaging 5.5 points.

Kaiser is averaging 20.6 points and 2.2 steals for the Aggies.

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