Article posted: 1/22/2013 7:45 PM

Sheriff: NM teen planned to randomly shoot people

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A bouquet of flowers adorns the entrance to a home on Monday, where a couple and their three young children were found shot to death south of Albuquerque, N.M. The couple's 15-year-old son is facing counts of murder and child abuse in connection with the shootings.

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The New Mexico teenager accused of gunning down five family members over the weekend ambushed his father as he returned home from an overnight shift at a rescue mission, then reloaded his rifles and planned to go to a Wal-Mart and randomly shoot people, authorities said Tuesday.