Teen Shooter from Coronado Mall Caught by APD

Albuquerque –

Today, APD detectives arrested 16-year-old Julian Hernandez. The McLovin look alike, was taken into custody related to the shooting at Coronado Mall on March 30, 2024.

Detectives identified Hernandez in April as the juvenile who fired a single gunshot as he exited the food court area of the mall. Officers learned from witnesses that a group of juveniles were seated at a table in the food court at Coronado Mall when one male juvenile grabbed a bag, yelled an obscenity and ran toward an exit. Another juvenile, later identified as Hernandez, ran toward the first juvenile while reaching for his waist and produced a firearm. Witnesses described hearing a single gunshot. This caused a fear of an active shooter situation that was quickly debunked by witnesses and a fast police response.

Detectives had been searching for Hernandez. He was located this afternoon at a home on Calle del Sueno Way, S.W. and taken into custody. He is being booked into the Bernalillo County Juvenile Detention Center on a charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon.