On February 11, 2023, 24-year-old Michael Urioste was shot and killed after intervening at a Circle K gas station at Juan Tabo and Lomas Boulevards in Albuquerque. Urioste witnessed a 58-year-old man, later identified as Eric Ford, assaulting a female clerk; Urioste confronted Ford and the two men fought into the parking lot near the pumps. During the struggle Ford drew a firearm and shot Urioste, also wounding another man who was pumping gas. A woman who had been with Ford got out of their vehicle and struck Urioste with a cane while the altercation continued.

Ford and the woman fled in a car with Utah plates after the shooting. Detectives used surveillance footage and witness statements to identify the suspects. On February 13 a traffic stop at the Four Hills Shopping Center led to Ford and the woman being taken in for questioning; a subsequent motel search turned up a firearm believed to be the weapon and clothing matching what the shooter wore. Eric Ford was arrested and charged with an open count of murder.

Did anyone see Michael or the other victims that afternoon who can add details about the altercation or the vehicle that left the scene?