A Friday night (Jan. 10) incident inside a house in west Roswell left one man dead and another man injured after the men shot each other during a confrontation. The Roswell Police Department’s investigation is ongoing, but at this time investigators believe the shot that killed the one man was fired in self-defense by the surviving man, who called 911 to report the incident.
Police responded to the 1500 block of North Montana Avenue shortly after 9:30 p.m. Officers encountered a 30-year-old man and a 28-year-old female friend of his in front of the house, which is the man’s residence. The man had suffered a single gunshot wound to his midsection and was transported to a hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.
Inside the house, police found Alvin Sedillo, 27, unresponsive and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Medics administered aid to Sedillo, but he was soon declared deceased at the scene.
The investigation by RPD’s Criminal Investigations Division found that the two men, who were each in possession of a gun, and the woman were hanging out at the house and drinking. Investigators have further determined the following at this point: Sedillo left the house at some point, but later returned and became aggressive, producing a gun and demanding the other man and the woman give him their phones and other items and drive him to another location. Sedillo also demanded the other man give him his gun. When the man refused, Sedillo shot the other man. The other man then used his gun to shoot back at Sedillo multiple times. The woman was not injured during this incident.
Once the RPD investigation is concluded, its findings will be reviewed by the District Attorney’s Office, which will make the final decision on whether any charges will be filed. Based on the initial findings of the investigation indicating self-defense, RPD has not made any charges against the surviving man at this time.
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