On April 23, 2021, in Albuquerque, 35-year-old Miguel Gonzales-Muñoz was shot while driving east on Bridge Boulevard near Old Coors at about 9:20 p.m. Another driver, later identified as 22-year-old Ruben Sanchez, fired multiple shots at Gonzales-Muñoz’s vehicle. After being struck several times, Gonzales-Muñoz lost control and crashed into the yard of a residence at 2313 Bridge; he was taken to a hospital in critical condition and died the next day.

Investigators say the shooting followed a confrontation after Gonzales-Muñoz allegedly backed into Sanchez’s car near Bridge Boulevard and Atrisco Drive, leading to an argument during which Sanchez fired. Charges were initially aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and were later raised to an open count of murder and shooting at a motor vehicle; in March 2023 Sanchez pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and shooting at a motor vehicle and received a six-year prison sentence.

Anyone who witnessed the collision, the confrontation near Bridge and Atrisco, or the moments after the shooting is asked to come forward with information.