A double homicide in Las Cruces left a family shattered on June 23, 2024. Around 12:30 a.m. at the intersection of Avenida del Sol and Cortez Drive on the city’s East Mesa, 26-year-old Hispanic male Jonathan Pena was shot and killed while sitting in a car with his younger sister. Jonathan died at the scene.

His 23-year-old sister, Jacinya Pena, also was struck and taken to a local hospital, where she later died. A 15-year-old girl in the back seat sustained minor shrapnel injuries. No arrests have been announced and police have not identified any suspect or suspects; the killer remains at large and investigators have asked the public for information. Their mother, Kathy Pena, survived to grieve the loss of two children.

If anyone has information about who might have carried out this shooting or was in the area that night, please share details with Las Cruces Police.