Apartment intruder fatally shot in NM

LAS CRUCES (AP) - Las Cruces police have charged two men with aggravated burglary with a deadly weapon and conspiracy in what officers say was an attempted burglary that left one man dead.

Police called to an apartment complex Sunday found 27-year-old Steve Martinez dead outside an apartment.

Investigators say a resident who was apparently startled awake grabbed a handgun and opened fire at people trying to break in, striking one man, identified as Martinez.

Detectives say Martinez had been partying with 25-year-old Mario Lee Aguilera and 27-year-old Jesus Manuel Vazquez and asked them for a ride to collect some money.

Officers say Martinez led the way into the apartment and was shot as he entered the bedroom.

Aguilera and Vazquez are being held on $50,000 bond.