Jurors find teenager guilty of killing Walmart employee in Hobbs

HOBBS, NM – Jurors in Hobbs found a man guilty on two counts for shooting and killing a Walmart employee in May 2023.

Investigators said Jordan Ruiz had just left the store for his lunch break when Rey Ochoa-Ruiz shot him. Ochoa-Ruiz was under 18 at the time of the shooting. Prosecutors have charged him and two other suspects in the case.

The jury reportedly found Ochoa-Ruiz guilty of second-degree murder and attempted armed robbery.

The court will hold a hearing at a later date to decide whether a judge will sentence Ochoa-Ruiz as an adult or juvenile.

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