Man dies in hospital after July 4 shooting

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A man died days after being shot during a carjacking on the Fourth of July in Southeast Albuquerque.

Gilbert Gallegos, an Albuquerque police spokesman, said 61-year-old Alfonso Aguilar died on July 8 at the hospital.

"Homicide detectives took over the investigation that was started by APD’s Gun Violence Reduction Unit. The investigation is on-going," he said.

Gallegos said officers responded around 5 p.m. to a reported carjacking in the parking lot of Luxury Inn motel. He said police found the carjacking victim, Aguilar, shot and he was taken to the hospital.

No arrests have been made.

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