Kenneth Bailey died on December 3, 2024, after a shooting inside Ortega’s Indian Jewelry Store in Continental Divide, New Mexico. Employees heard multiple gunshots from the store restroom shortly before 3:45 p.m.; deputies forced entry after finding the bathroom door closed with blood seeping from beneath it and pronounced Bailey dead at the scene. The sheriff’s office reported Kenneth had been shot three times in the head.

A man identified as Bailey’s 25-year-old son, Trenton Bailey, was waiting outside the business when deputies arrived. According to the McKinley County Sheriff, Kenneth and Trenton had been traveling from Texas toward Arizona when their vehicle broke down near a Phillips 66 next to the shop; they pushed the car to the store to wait for a family member and then went into the restroom where the shooting occurred. Investigators said the trip involved moving between treatment facilities for Trenton’s reported mental health issues. Witnesses recorded in the sheriff’s report described Trenton leaving the restroom after the gunfire and making a curt remark to a store employee about cleaning up; he was arrested outside without incident and a preliminary hearing was set for December 10, 2024.

Does anyone have information about Kenneth’s last hours or about the stop at the Phillips 66 that could help clarify what happened?