A New Mexico teenager told police that he allegedly shot an Uber driver to death to "let some steam off," saying he was dealing with "so much stress."

Sheliky Sanchez, 18, appeared in court on Saturday, days after he was arrested on charges of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Uber driver Joseph Andrus. According to a criminal complaint reviewed by Law&Crime, Sanchez told police that he was under a lot of stress and allegedly had his girlfriend order an Uber for the sole purpose of shooting someone .

The complaint stated that after midnight on Aug. 7, Sanchez told his girlfriend to order an Uber because "his friend had a car for him to borrow and that he was going to get it." He allegedly had other, more violent plans.

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