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Two men have been arrested after video shows chaos inside a New Mexico courtroom after they stormed the gallery and started a brawl with a murder suspect.
The brawl happened on Friday morning at a district court hearing in Albuquerque when the uncle of the victim, Carlos Lucero, rushed at suspect Alexander Ortiz, with another man, identified as Pete Ysasi, as he stood before a judge, KRQE reported.
The video shows Lucero busting into the gallery and punching Ortiz, before Ysasi joins in.
Other family members and officers were also seen rushing in to try and diffuse the altercation, which only escalated from there.

Chaos broke out in a New Mexico courtroom after relatives of a murdered woman lunged at her accused killer. (KRQE)
Ortiz is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Alianna Farfan, at an Albuquerque apartment complex on Jan. 11, 2024.
Detectives previously told KRQE that the two had an abusive relationship and that Ortiz was upset with Farfan on the day of the shooting. Police said Ortiz was in her bedroom the night of the shooting and that witnesses heard a gunshot and then saw him fleeing through a window.
Ortiz was also considered a suspect in another deadly shooting days after Farfan’s murder, according to the Albuquerque Police Department.
KRQE reported he was charged with murder in Farfan’s death and is now charged with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder resulting in death, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and tampering with evidence in 35-year-old Nicole Maldonado’s death., who was killed outside a food market on Jan. 17, 2024.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com