On August 29, 2022, 35-year-old Abner Antillon of Albuquerque was fatally shot in a road rage incident in the city’s south valley. The confrontation began when Joseph Gonzales, 44, yelled at Antillon for allegedly speeding by Gonzales’s home on Val Verde Drive SW. Antillon backed up and stopped in front of the house; surveillance video obtained by investigators shows a heated verbal exchange before Gonzales shot Antillon several times in the back as Antillon was retreating toward his vehicle. The footage reportedly shows Antillon unarmed.

After the shooting Gonzales is seen yelling at Antillon’s body, rummaging through Antillon’s vehicle (a Scout), then driving his truck into his yard and calling 911 to report he had shot someone he believed to be dead. Gonzales was arrested and booked August 29, 2022, on a charge of first-degree murder. He has an extensive prior criminal history, and is the older brother of Fabian Gonzales, who was recently tried in an unrelated high-profile case.

Does anyone have additional information or eyewitness detail about what happened on Val Verde Drive SW that day?