On the morning of February 14, 2023, 74-year-old Eddie Salazar was shot and killed during a confrontation inside his Albuquerque home on Hillspire Ave. N.W. Police responded after a 911 call from his son, Giovanni Salazar, who initially said the shooting was accidental and occurred when his father threw something at him. Officers found Eddie on the floor, fatally wounded, and Giovanni was taken for questioning.

Detectives concluded there was a substantial distance between father and son when the fatal shot was fired and that Giovanni had retrieved his handgun from its holster during a pause in the argument. Investigators say the younger Salazar admitted to methamphetamine use and extreme sleep deprivation; prosecutors charged him with murder and child abuse. The couple’s two young sons, both under 10, were in the home when the shooting occurred.

Does anyone have information about Eddie Salazar’s life in Albuquerque or about the household leading up to that February morning?