Brittney Rochelle Skaggs, 33, was killed on February 23, 2022, at a trailer park on Doña Ana Road in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Valdez allegedly appeared at the friend’s home, struck the friend with the butt of his handgun, chased Skaggs into a back bedroom and shot her five times, striking her in the arm and abdomen. Witnesses said Valdez then dragged Skaggs’s body, put her in her vehicle and fled.

Officers found Skaggs dead in her car with a fatal gunshot wound to the abdomen. Valdez reportedly fled on a motorcycle, led police on a high-speed chase reaching over 100 miles per hour, crashed about eight miles from the scene and was arrested. Court proceedings described a long criminal history for Valdez. A jury later found him guilty of murder and related charges, and he was sentenced to 45 years in prison.

If anyone knew Brittney, saw her on February 23, 2022, or has information about what happened that day, please come forward.