On the evening of March 6, 2025, 25-year-old Johnathon Oliver Layman, a white male resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was fatally shot in the garage of a home at 9305 Academy Hills Drive NE. Officers responding to reports of gunfire around 6:45 p.m. found Layman with at least one gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency medical efforts. Layman and his pregnant girlfriend had recently moved into the residence, which was also occupied by her brother.

When Bowers arrived, he and Layman confronted each other in the garage and Bowers allegedly shot Layman before fleeing in his pickup truck. Detectives located and arrested Jacob Bowers the next day; he was charged with an open count of murder and tampering with evidence. The case has been classified as a domestic violence-related homicide.

Anyone who knew Johnathon, his girlfriend, or who has information about the incident is asked to come forward.