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Suspect In Fatal 2015 Shooting In Albuquerque Pleads Guilty

One of six suspects accused in the fatal shooting of an Albuquerque man last year has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and six other charges.

Prosecutors say 18-year-old Jeremiah King entered into two plea agreements Thursday.

He's scheduled to be sentenced in February and faces up to 25 years due to the plea agreement. Two of those years will be served in the juvenile detention center.

King pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized use or theft of a credit card of another.

A second plea agreement covered six charges including first-degree murder, aggravated burglary with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and tampering with evidence.

Police say Fox admitted firing the shots that killed 60-year-old Steven Gerecke in July 2015.

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