A domestic dispute in Southwest Albuquerque on July 2, 2022, left 35-year-old Jaron Monte shot and hospitalized. He survived for four days but died of his injuries on July 6, 2022. Detectives later reclassified the shooting as a homicide.

Investigators from the Albuquerque Police Department’s Gun Violence Reduction Unit spoke with Jaron after the shooting; he told officers he did not want to press charges against a relative identified in reports as the person who shot him. That individual was also injured, received medical treatment, gave a statement to police, and was released pending further inquiry. As of reports dated January 3, 2023, no arrests had been announced and no suspects were publicly named. The case remains an open homicide investigation.

If anyone has information about the July 2 shooting or knew Jaron Monte, please contact the Albuquerque Police Department.