Chase Beltramo, 41, was killed the evening of October 16, 2025, after a confrontation outside the Spirit Halloween at 2103 Carlisle Blvd. NE in Albuquerque. Surveillance shows a store security guard confronted Beltramo over about $90 in merchandise, forced the struggle into the storefront, tackled him into a steel pole and struck him while ordering him not to move. Pepper spray was used during the altercation and moments later shots were fired. Officers found Beltramo mortally wounded; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives identified the guard as 25-year-old Josiah Armijo and concluded there was probable cause to stop Beltramo for suspected shoplifting but no legal justification for deadly force. A criminal complaint says Armijo tackled Beltramo, threatened to shoot him, drew his gun during the struggle, and that Beltramo—unarmed—suffered wounds to the upper torso and buttocks. Armijo was arrested and charged with second-degree murder; a judge ordered him released on his own recognizance the next day.

Did anyone witness the confrontation outside the store or have additional footage from that evening?