MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An 18-year-old woman is facing a murder charge after police say she admitted to shooting a man accused of inappropriately touching a young child, leaving his body in a roadway in the early morning hours.
According to the Memphis Police Department, officers discovered the body of 47-year-old Noe Santillan Rincon shortly before 2 a.m. on Feb. 26 in the Willowview area of Memphis.
Police said an officer on patrol spotted a man lying in the roadway and called for additional units. Investigators later determined Rincon had been shot multiple times. The Shelby County Medical Examiner’s Office reported that the victim suffered approximately 14 gunshot wounds.
Detectives later identified the suspect as Alishon Torres, 18, who was taken into custody on Thursday.
Court records show Torres told investigators the confrontation stemmed from an allegation made several weeks earlier by a 5-year-old girl who reported that Rincon had touched her inappropriately. According to police, Torres said she encountered Rincon in the Willowview area and asked to borrow his phone before confronting him about the accusation.
Investigators say Torres admitted she shot Rincon multiple times while the two were inside a van.
After the shooting, Torres told detectives she drove the van to an abandoned house where she attempted to repaint it before later leaving the vehicle at an apartment complex where her boyfriend lives. Police said Torres told them her boyfriend had no involvement in the incident and was unaware of the shooting.
During Torres’ arrest, officers recovered a firearm after it reportedly fell from her purse. According to investigators, Torres admitted the gun was one of two weapons used in the shooting and said she had sold or given away the second firearm after the incident.
Torres was taken into custody and charged with murder in connection with Rincon’s death. Authorities have not indicated whether additional charges could be filed as the investigation continues.
The case has drawn attention because of the allegation involving a child that Torres told investigators motivated the confrontation, though authorities have not released further details about that claim.
