Raven Iron Lightning Scott, 27, a Native American man from Santa Fe, was found fatally shot just after 3:30 a.m. on Monday, May 12, 2025. Officers responding to reports of gunfire discovered him in a downtown parking lot near Water Street and Don Gaspar Avenue, steps from the Plaza, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities released his name and age and described the death investigation as active while urging anyone with information to contact detectives.

The department’s statements stressed the open status of the inquiry and requests for investigative documents were still pending weeks later. Does anyone who was downtown near Water Street and Don Gaspar Avenue in the early hours of May 12 have information that could help?