Guillermo Ramirez, 34, was shot and killed on June 20, 2024, in the parking lot of the Days Inn at 6031 Iliff Rd. N.W. in Albuquerque, where he worked. He was seated inside a vehicle when a man opened the driver’s door, reached in, and shot him once in the face; Ramirez died at the scene. Police determined the shooting occurred shortly after 1 p.m.

Homicide detectives identified 37-year-old Michael Pacheco as the suspect. Surveillance video from the motel shows Pacheco checking in earlier that day and later approaching the driver’s side of the car. Investigators say the apparent motive was Pacheco’s anger over a suspected relationship between his girlfriend and Ramirez. After the shooting, Pacheco fled in a black Jeep SUV he was known to drive.

An arrest warrant charging Pacheco with murder and tampering with evidence was issued on July 9, 2024. Detectives tracked the Jeep to Pacheco’s ex-girlfriend’s residence, where a firearm and other items suggesting he had been staying were recovered. Pacheco was later apprehended in Tom Green County, Texas, and held on the Albuquerque murder warrant; he also faces an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge in Texas.

If anyone witnessed the shooting at the Days Inn or saw a black Jeep SUV in the area that afternoon, can you share what you remember?