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Man Accused Of Fatally Shooting New Mexico Girl Is Indicted

The man accused of fatally shooting a 4-year-old girl on a New Mexico freeway last month has been indicted by a Bernalillo County grand jury.

County prosecutors announced Friday that Tony Torrez has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder, shooting at or from a motor vehicle and causing great bodily harm, and assault with intent to commit a violent felony.

Torrez was arrested on Oct. 21, a day after the shooting that killed 4-year-old Lilly Garcia during what Albuquerque police have described as a road rage dispute.

The preschooler was inside her father's truck when she was shot on Interstate 40.

Torrez turned 32 Wednesday. He remains held at the Metropolitan Detention Center on a $650,000 cash-only bond.

A call to Torrez's public defender for comment wasn't immediately returned.

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