On the night of October 31, 2021, a house party in the South Valley of Albuquerque turned deadly when a group of uninvited men wearing hoodies and masks arrived and a confrontation escalated to gunfire. Twenty-two-year-old John Michael Casados was found fatally wounded at the scene; 18-year-old Alejandro Xavier Villarreal-Mathes was also killed and several others were injured. Witnesses said the men looked around the party at specific people before the altercation and that someone shouted about shooting up the gathering just before the shots were fired. Deputies found multiple shell casings, a victim in the front yard, and another inside the house amid Halloween decorations.

Investigators believe the suspects may have learned about the party through social media. As of late 2021, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office was investigating the double homicide and seeking credible tips; no arrests have been publicly announced and the suspects’ identities remain unknown. Does anyone who attended or knows people from that party have information that could help investigators?