Eddie Carbajal was 35 and from El Paso, Texas. Described by his family as a loving, devoted father, son, and brother who adored his two children, Isabel and Malyki, he was killed in a motel room shooting in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Just before noon on August 10, 2022, a confrontation inside a third-floor room at the Super 8 on La Posada Lane ended in gunfire. Carbajal and a 24-year-old man were both shot; both were taken to a local hospital and Carbajal died shortly after arrival. The younger man was treated and later released.

Investigators said the shooting grew out of an ongoing dispute and identified 34-year-old Alfred Marquez as the person believed responsible. Police obtained a warrant charging Marquez with murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, tampering with evidence, and felon in possession of a firearm. Marquez’s Chevrolet pickup was recovered the evening of the shooting in the village of Dona Ana, but he was not found there. Police later confirmed Marquez died in Mexico on August 19, 2022, and the case was listed closed as of September 2022.

If anyone knew Eddie, his movements that day, or the dispute that led to the shooting, please come forward with information.