Who was Eva Aragon and Mark Valencia? Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Victim, Suspect, Investigation
Eva Aragon and Mark Valencia Wiki - Eva Aragon and Mark Valencia Biography
A 42-year-old man was found guilty of a double homicide in the shooting deaths of his girlfriend and his barber during an altercation driven by alcohol at his friend's house in New Mexico over a terrible haircut.On Wednesday, Mark Valencia was found guilty of killing Steven Singer, 40, and Eva Aragon, 48. In addition, he was found guilty of attempted murder for shooting at his friend, homeowner David Sturgeon, who hid in a closet to avoid being hit and dialed 911 as Valencia tried to enter.
Later, when New Mexico State Police arrived to the residence at 1 Camino Don Luis in Pecos, outside of Santa Fe, for a report of suspicious activity on December 11, 2021, he described the terror to officers. Mark declared that he would get his gun. After that, he went back to the open front door of the house and shot Steven at least once in the face, according to Sturgeon's account to police, according to NBC Albuquerque affiliate KOB.
Eva Aragon and Mark Valencia Age
Mark Valencia is 54 years old.
Incident Detail
According to the publication, Mark asked Aragon, "Is that what you want b—-?" then shot Eva at least once in the head" as she bent down to check on Singer. Investigators heard from Sturgeon. "David claimed that when Mark shot Steve and Eva, he was only a few steps away from them. David thought Mar had fired at least eight times.
Then, when Sturgeon was standing in the kitchen next to the laundry room, Valencia fired a shot at him but missed. Then Valencia left, giving Sturgeon ample time to reach the master bedroom closet. He dialed 911 while hiding in the closet.The victim was in dread for his life and believed Valencia was going to kill him when, according to Sturgeon, Valencia returned to the residence and attempted to open the closet door while Sturgeon was holding it shut.
According to the affidavit, Valencia was bloodied and intoxicated when police arrived and was sitting in the driver's seat of Sturgeon's van in the driveway. Valencia admitted to the police that everyone had drank that evening. He quarreled with Singer since "Steven only cut half his hair," according to the record.
In the course of the evening, Singer and Valencia "continued to verbally provoke each other," according to the affidavit.The affidavit claims that at one time Valencia claimed he was in danger "because of Steven's size compared to his" and took his revolver out of his car. The affidavit stated that although he had considered leaving, he instead came back to the front door carrying his revolver. Mark claimed that, "Eva got in the way," and that he had planned to shoot Steven.
Valencia said, "I thought about it," when questioned by investigators why he didn't just drive home when he got to his car. I possibly could have," said KRQE in Albuquerque. Valencia's defense lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent on Saturday, but Albuquerque's KRQE reported that his major case was that the alcohol prevented him from making a conscious decision to commit the killings.Online booking records reveal that he is being detained at the San Miguel Detention Center.
His sentencing date was not specified in the online court records as of Saturday. In her obituary, Aragon was described as a devoted mother, grandmother, daughter, and sister who was "so full of life." She loved being outside, going camping and fishing, and "making people laugh."