On the night of September 30, 2024, officers in Santa Fe responded to a noise complaint near Siringo Road and Camino Consuelo and found a black Cadillac SUV that had run into an arroyo. Inside the vehicle were two people killed by apparent gunshot wounds: 19-year-old Abraham Dominic Romo and 23-year-old Ebony Faith Martinez.

A suspect, 23-year-old Manuel Joseph Martinez, was at the scene, covered in blood, and tried to flee. Officers say he dropped a firearm during the chase and was arrested; he told officers they tried to kill him and urged them to check the vehicle. Martinez was booked on two counts of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and two counts of resisting and obstructing an officer.

At a detention and preliminary hearing on October 16, 2024, the defense argued for voluntary manslaughter charges, asserting self-defense and noting wounds on Martinez and that a rear passenger door child lock was engaged. Martinez had recent prior arrests, including open aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and trafficking charges from September 22, 2024, and earlier domestic-abuse-related arrests dismissed without prejudice.

Does anyone have information about Romo’s movements that night or who saw the vehicle near Siringo Road and Camino Consuelo?