On the evening of August 29, 2024, in Albuquerque, a man fired several shots into an apartment at or near 1015 Valencia Drive SE after knocking and speaking with residents. Thirty-eight-year-old Barbara Sophronia Chavez, known as Barbi, was inside and was fatally shot; she was pronounced dead at the scene after officers responding to reports of multiple gunshots were directed to the apartment.

Barbara was born May 6, 1986. Family remembered her as outgoing, with an infectious laugh and a bright smile, someone who loved music, adored frogs, and cherished her two daughters, Bella and Barbara. The investigation led to the arrest of 33-year-old Houston Coate on September 26; he was taken after attempting to flee on foot and was charged with an Open Count of Murder, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Shooting at an Occupied Dwelling, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and police described the homicide case as closed.

Did anyone who knew Barbara or who was near Valencia Drive SE on August 29 see or hear anything that could help clarify what happened?