Anjel Varela, 30 and a father of two, was found shot to death in the driver’s seat of his vehicle in the parking lot of the Skyline apartments on Louisiana Blvd. N.E. in Albuquerque on January 28, 2022. Authorities say the killing took place during a robbery that began as what was purported to be a drug transaction.

Investigators allege a plan was devised by Brianna Garcia to rob Varela of drugs. Phone and social media records were cited in the investigation, and murder charges were filed against Lopez, Garcia and Danielle Cordova, who was identified as Garcia’s girlfriend.

Court proceedings in the months after the killing resulted in guilty pleas by Brianna Garcia and Danielle Cordova for their roles in the offense and convictions for Bobby Lopez on first-degree murder, armed robbery with a firearm enhancement, and conspiracy. Was anyone in the Skyline apartments or the surrounding neighborhood that morning able to help investigators by sharing what they saw or heard?