ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WKRC) – Authorities were investigating a deadly shooting that occurred Friday night after a suspect reportedly told deputies a cockroach instructed him to commit the crime.<\/p>\n
Deputies from the Bernalillo County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> responded to reports of gunfire at 10:27 p.m. When they arrived, they found two adult men dead from apparent gunshot wounds inside a residence. Three other adults and two young children were also in the home.<\/p>\n The adults were detained for questioning, and the children were safely removed from the scene, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n One suspect was taken into custody as detectives continued gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses. PEOPLE<\/a> identified the suspect as Alexis Hernandez, 25.<\/p>\n Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n According to PEOPLE, Hernandez told authorities he had \u201creceived an encrypted message in a cockroach because [the property owner] did not like cockroaches.\u201d The message allegedly told him he needed to kill the man, and Hernandez said he had been \u201cseeing signs all around him that he saw and couldn\u2019t ignore.\u201d<\/p>\n