Teen takes plea deal in fatal shooting outside West Mesa HS

Teen takes plea deal in fatal shooting outside West Mesa HS

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Al Burson lost his son, 16-year-old Andrew Burson, in February 2022. “I’ve lost parents, I’ve lost both my parents, I’ve buried both my parents, but the pain of losing a child to violence is 100,000 times worse,” Al said. Marco Trejo, who was 14 at the time, shot and killed Andrew near West Mesa High School. Court documents showed Andrew was trying to get his gun back from Trejo, when Trejo shot him five times, killing him. …