Darin Gonzales, a 21-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed inside an apartment at 3417 Aztec Rd NE in Albuquerque on December 15, 2021. Officers responding to a shooting call found Gonzales on the apartment floor with a fatal gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Albuquerque Police Department opened a homicide investigation under case number 210098923.

Family and friends remembered Gonzales for his sense of humor and warm, generous spirit; his mother, brother and fiancée mourn his loss and the wider community remains affected.

If anyone has information that could help resolve this homicide, please contact the Albuquerque Police Department.