Christopher Kenneth Archibeque, 61, was shot and killed in an Albuquerque parking lot on October 13, 2024. The shooting happened at about 8:03 PM near the Circle K at 8th Street SW and Avenida Dolores Huerta in the South Valley. ShotSpotter registered two rounds, and officers arriving at 8:06 PM found bystanders performing CPR; Archibeque had gunshot wounds to his chest and left arm and was pronounced dead at the scene.

APD detectives investigated, and on October 15, 2024, they arrested 29-year-old Paul John Ortiz and charged him with an open count of murder. Archibeque was born in San Fernando, California, and was living in Albuquerque at the time; he was preceded in death by his father, Gerald Archibeque.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has information about Archibeque’s movements that evening is asked to come forward.