On the evening of October 10, 2021, 22-year-old Eduardo Otero Jr. was fatally shot on the 600 block of North Mesquite in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Carlsbad Police officers found Otero Jr. with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital and later died. The death was classified as a homicide.

Investigators identified two persons of interest in the case: Gabriel Rodriguez and Alfredo Tornabene, who is also known as Eay Jay or Apple Jacs. On December 26, 2021, federal and local authorities located and arrested Gabriel Rodriguez Jr. in Midland County, Texas; he was booked on charges including aggravated robbery and the murder of Eduardo Otero Jr. Information about Tornabene’s whereabouts was not clear in the immediate aftermath.

If anyone saw activity on North Mesquite on October 10 or has information about Tornabene, please come forward.