Larry Herrera, 74, known as La Pajara, was killed by gunfire on March 29, 2021, in Petaca, New Mexico, an unincorporated community about 67 miles north of Albuquerque. The shooting was not an isolated incident in the area: investigators linked Herrera’s death to a larger event that left two men dead in Petaca.

The Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office investigated and later charged two people with murder in connection with the killings that included Herrera. Herrera’s death has been noted in an obituary at DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory and on the National Gun Violence Memorial.

Does anyone in the community have information about what happened in Petaca on March 29, 2021, or knew Larry Herrera?