Jordan Marae Gallegos, 21, of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, was shot and killed on February 5, 2023. Police received a call at 4:13 AM from a family member of 23-year-old Matthew Chavez, who said Chavez had admitted to shooting his girlfriend. When officers arrived, Chavez had fled; he was later contacted while driving around the metro area with Gallegos’s body in his vehicle.

After negotiations Chavez agreed to meet officers in the Premiere 14 movie theater parking lot in Rio Rancho and surrendered without further incident. Officers found Gallegos’s body concealed under blankets in the backseat and Chavez was arrested and booked on an open count of murder. The motive was unknown at the time of the initial reports and the Rio Rancho Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division continued the investigation.

Jordan was born May 14, 2001, in Las Vegas, New Mexico, grew up in Rio Rancho, graduated from the Rio Rancho School District and was attending Full Sail Music College. Known online as BunBun Ribbun, she loved music, dancing, fashion, and animals and worked for the city, where colleagues noted her commitment to helping young people. If anyone knew Jordan or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.