Juan Javier Lujan Garces, 29, was shot and killed on the morning of June 10, 2025 while driving west on Picacho Avenue near North 17th Street in Las Cruces. First responders found him inside his vehicle about 8:30 a.m.; life-saving efforts failed and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities closed the stretch between Quesenberry and Motel Boulevard during the response.

Police identified a suspect the same day. Investigators say 35-year-old Pancho Garcia fled to a first-floor room at a motel on the 1700 block of West Picacho Avenue, barricaded himself, and triggered a SWAT and negotiator response; after repeated calls he surrendered and was taken into custody. Garcia was booked on an open count of murder and held without bond pending further proceedings.

Colleagues later confirmed Lujan Garces worked as a school bus driver for STS New Mexico. What information do readers have about the shooting or the moments leading up to it?