Rachelle Beaver, 38, was one of two people killed by gunfire in Fort Sumner, DeBaca County, on the evening of October 2, 2022. The double homicide also claimed the life of her companion, 48-year-old Brian Beaver. Local authorities were notified that night and opened an investigation; the shootings were reported as the county’s first homicides of the year.

News coverage notes the community was shaken by the sudden loss but provides no confirmed motive or further details about the circumstances of the shootings.

If anyone in Fort Sumner that night saw or heard anything relevant, or has information about Rachelle or Brian’s movements before the shooting, please come forward to aid the investigation.