Luis Carlos Ortiz, 19, was found dead in the early hours of May 18, 2025, after a car crashed into the wall of a home on the 900 block of 23rd Street NW in Albuquerque. Officers determined Ortiz had died before the crash, and homicide detectives at the scene found evidence he had been shot. Authorities publicly confirmed by May 22, 2025, that a gunshot wound was the cause of death.

Police also taped off a second location as they reconstructed Ortiz’s final movements: the parking lot between a Starbucks and Burger King off Aspen Avenue near Rio Grande and Interstate 40. No arrests, named suspects, or motive had been announced and the investigation remained open as of the latest updates.

If anyone was in that area around May 18 and saw anything unusual or has information about Ortiz’s movements that morning, please share what was seen with investigators.