Ann Marie Chaires, 36, was shot dead inside her Albuquerque apartment on the 1000 block of Madeira Drive SE on July 2, 2025. Police say three masked men knocked, accused her of selling a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that one of them had left with her for safekeeping, and demanded she retrieve it. Witnesses reported a single gunshot struck Chaires in the head; she died at the scene.

Investigators traced the dispute through witness statements and records and identified two of the masked men as Nicholas Lucio, 43, of Albuquerque, and Matthew Mitchem, 49, of Los Lunas, known as Bam Bam. Arrest warrants for murder and conspiracy were issued July 9; Mitchem was taken into custody July 11 and Lucio was arrested later in the month. Both were booked on open counts of murder and conspiracy.

If anyone witnessed the July 2 interaction or knew Chaires, Lucio, Mitchem, or the motorcycle’s history, please share what you know.