On the evening of April 24, 2025, a violent confrontation outside an apartment complex in Southeast Albuquerque ended the life of 32-year-old Richard Powell. The disturbance began shortly before 9 p.m. when people started banging on the door and windows of an Indiana Street S.E. apartment. Inside, a woman and her child called 911 after recognizing the voices outside as her cousin, Munah Green, and Green’s 17-year-old son, Rickey Rodgers.

Powell, the woman’s boyfriend, went outside to tell them to leave. The argument escalated and the woman heard Green yell for her son to shoot. Rodgers then drew a black handgun and fired several rounds at Powell, moved closer and fired additional shots as Powell struggled to get up. Powell died in the complex courtyard from multiple gunshot wounds. Detectives used GPS data from an ankle monitor Rodgers was wearing to place him at the scene. On April 25, police located and peacefully arrested Green, 44, and Rodgers near the 900 block of Edith Avenue SE; both were charged with open counts of murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

Did anyone in Southeast Albuquerque witness the confrontation or the moments leading up to it?