Ezekiel Joshua Esquibel was 17 and living in Belen, New Mexico, when he died on October 3, 2024. Deputies who arrived at the scene found him shot and unresponsive after an incident described as occurring while he was playing with his twin brother. The Valencia County Sheriff’s Office issued an initial press release the next day, October 4, 2024.

Ezekiel’s obituary calls him beloved and says he was taken too soon, and the death has prompted grief in his family and the Belen community.

Are there readers who knew Ezekiel or who have information about the October 3 incident that could help clarify what happened?