John Patrick Halfmann was 43 when he was found dead from a gunshot wound in a shed in the 700 block of East Fifth Street in Roswell, New Mexico, in the early hours of November 20, 2020. A resident of the property discovered his body and notified police, and the Roswell Police Department opened an investigation.

Investigators focused on Manuel Villarreal, then about 36, described as roughly 5 feet 11 inches and 200 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. An arrest warrant for first-degree murder, intimidation of a witness, and being a felon in possession of a firearm was obtained for Villarreal on November 27, 2020, and he was taken into custody that night.

Halfmann’s family and friends remembered him as a self-taught tattooist, talented musician and a person with a loving spirit and great sense of humor. Does anyone who knew John or was in Roswell that week have information that could add detail to what happened?