On the evening of Wednesday, November 27, 2024, 38-year-old James Silver was shot and killed inside the Dragonhorn Tavern on Juan Tabo Boulevard NE in northeast Albuquerque. Police say the incident began around 9 p.m. when Silver asked off-shift employee Jeremy Saiz, 30, to join a game of pool; Saiz refused and a verbal argument followed. Surveillance video shows Silver leaving the tavern after the altercation. About a minute later Saiz is seen walking quickly to the front door with a dark object in his sweatshirt pocket, following Silver outside. Seconds later a single gunshot is heard and Silver collapsed after re-entering the tavern, later dying of a gunshot wound to the chest.

Investigators used witness statements and security footage to identify Saiz. He was later located at a different site and turned himself in; police found a handgun in his vehicle and charged him with murder, carrying a firearm in a licensed liquor establishment, tampering with evidence, and negligent use of a deadly weapon. Family members described their devastation at the loss. Does anyone have information about that night or recall seeing the men at the Dragonhorn Tavern before the shooting?