On July 15, 2020, 17-year-old Ivan Armando Perez Chumacero of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was found dead from gunshot wounds to the chest in the parking lot of The Bluffs apartments on Jaguar Drive on the city’s Southside. Ivan, a rising senior at Capital High School, was one of two males shot at the scene; a second male in his late teens survived and was taken to Christus St. Vincent Medical Center for surgery and listed in stable condition.

Santa Fe police arrested 17-year-old Mario Guizar-Anchondo of Santa Fe on charges including murder, attempted murder, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Police say Guizar-Anchondo was standing outside a vehicle when he fired the shots; investigators could not describe the vehicle or confirm whether anyone else was with him when he left. Multiple witnesses were interviewed but were not identified as suspects or persons of interest.

Ivan’s school community remembered him for his love of music and his smile, and local schools arranged wellness support for those affected. Does anyone have information about Ivan, the incident at The Bluffs, or the people who were there that evening?