Three people were shot in an early-morning rampage in Albuquerque on August 31, 2023, leaving 40-year-old Randy Lovett among the dead. The shooting occurred about 4:30 a.m. in the parking lot of an apartment complex at 305 Rhode Island St. S.E. Officers responding to a nearby crash heard gunfire; ShotSpotter also detected the shots. Two victims, 31-year-old Jonathan McGaughy and 35-year-old Genea Oliver, were found deceased next to a silver vehicle. Lovett was found wounded, taken to a hospital, and died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Witnesses saw a man run from the scene. Police found 32-year-old Thomas Clark Jr. hiding on a nearby roof and detained him; he later told detectives he shot all three victims, saying he feared the others planned to kill him. Clark was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, shooting at or from a motor vehicle, and tampering with evidence. He pleaded not guilty and went to trial in late April 2025, where prosecutors and defense presented conflicting accounts of motive and self-defense.

Did anyone in Albuquerque know Lovett or the other victims and see them that morning?