On April 16, 2022, two teenagers, Cameron Luna, 15, and Jorge Armendariz, 16, were fatally shot while seated in a parked vehicle near the tennis courts on Riverside Drive in Cahoon Park, Roswell, New Mexico. The victims had gone to the park to buy a handgun; the seller left before the suspects arrived and the sale was completed prior to the shooting. A witness provided a license plate that led investigators to a 2011 Ford Fusion used by the suspects.

Authorities identified 15-year-old Jayvin Montoya and 14-year-old Carlos Gallegos as the primary suspects; Montoya was arrested April 25, 2022, and later charged with two counts of murder, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and unlawful possession of a handgun. Two more teenagers, 15-year-old Damian Romero and 18-year-old David Salas-Silva, were arrested December 15, 2023, and charged in connection with the double homicide. Investigators say ballistic and DNA testing implicated Montoya, Romero, and Gallegos as the shooters, and that Salas-Silva arranged the robbery by contacting Montoya and promising a gun in return. Jessica Lee Montoya, the suspect’s mother, faced charges alleging she moved the vehicle after the shooting.

Anyone who knew Cameron Luna or has information about the case is asked to come forward.