On the night of July 10, 2023, 42-year-old Russell Werner was killed following a dispute inside an apartment on 2nd Street NW in Albuquerque. The argument was reportedly about the repair of an air conditioning unit and escalated when 52-year-old Jose Martinez, known as Bologna, struck Werner in the chest with an AR-style rifle. The impact caused the weapon to discharge one fatal round.

After the shooting, witnesses say Martinez wrapped Werner’s body in a piece of carpet, dragged it from the apartment, loaded it into a vehicle trunk, and attempted to intimidate people into helping conceal the crime. Police were called to the apartment at 11:17 p.m.; by then Martinez had fled and officers found a woman covered in blood. A shell casing was recovered at the scene. A security guard later found a body at 2200 Midtown Pl. N.E., identified as Werner, who had sustained a gunshot wound.

An arrest warrant was issued charging Martinez with murder and tampering with evidence; he was later located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and taken into custody. Are there witnesses or neighbors who recall activity around the 2nd Street apartment that night?