Roman Valenciano was 19 when he was killed in a reported road rage shooting on the afternoon of Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Albuquerque. He was driving a gray Nissan Sentra on San Mateo Boulevard near Phoenix Road, on his way to pick up his mother, when a silver Ford Mustang allegedly cut into his path and brake-checked his vehicle. Surveillance footage and automated license plate readers later tied a Mustang to the incident; cell phone data placed 31-year-old Cecilio Sanchez Lopez in the immediate area.

Witnesses and investigators say the Mustang pulled alongside Valenciano’s car near Tully’s Restaurant and shots were fired into the Sentra. Roman was struck and pronounced dead at the scene. Police report the Mustang returned to the scene multiple times during the investigation. Lopez was arrested the next day and charged with an open count of murder, shooting at or from a motor vehicle resulting in death, tampering with evidence, and possession of a firearm by a felon; he was reportedly on probation for a prior felony and had a juvenile murder charge from 2012 that was dismissed.

Roman had been born in Gallup and lived in Albuquerque; he was a recent high school graduate and worked as a manager at a local Burger King and enjoyed cooking, baking, and video games. Does anyone have dashcam or nearby surveillance footage, or other information about activity on San Mateo Boulevard around 1:45 p.m. on March 26?