Jose Guadalupe Reazola was 19 when he was found dead in the Montana Vista desert near El Paso on April 4, 2018. A group riding all-terrain vehicles discovered his body; the autopsy showed multiple gunshot wounds and the death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators say Reazola was killed for failing to follow street-gang rules. Witnesses identified 18-year-old Arath Jauregui, known as Smurf, as the primary suspect and said Jauregui gave Reazola three strikes for not following orders about gang attire, alleged snitching, and not being picked up. Jauregui reportedly fled to Ciudad Juárez after the shooting and was on El Paso’s most-wanted list before being captured at the Bridge of the Americas port of entry in October 2021.

In March 2023 Jauregui pleaded guilty and received a 25-year prison sentence. The case has been cited in discussions of Bloods activity in El Paso and the gang’s presence among both Black and Latino members. Does anyone have information about Reazola’s life in the community or the Montana Vista area around that time?