Francisco Sandoval, a man in his 70s, was shot and killed in Albuquerque on the afternoon of August 29, 2023. He was driving a silver car near Lead Avenue and 6th Street around noon when a suspected road rage incident escalated to gunfire. His vehicle then struck a sign at an apartment complex; emergency crews took him to a local hospital where he later died. He is identified as White / Caucasian.

The Albuquerque Police Department opened an investigation and asked the public for help identifying the other driver involved. No arrests or publicly named suspects have been announced, and the case remains active. Sandoval was well known in the local car community and is remembered by family and friends as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and great-uncle.

If anyone saw the incident near Lead Avenue and 6th Street on August 29, 2023, or has information about the other vehicle or driver, please come forward.