Adelina Tafoya, 16, was killed on the night of July 6, 2020, near Storrie Lake State Park in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Adelina was driving with five teenage passengers when a silver SUV began pursuing them. After the teens exited their vehicle to see why they were being followed, occupants of the SUV opened fire. Adelina was struck in the head and died shortly after; two other teens were wounded and three were physically unharmed.

New Mexico State Police investigators say the shooting was a case of mistaken identity tied to a drug robbery earlier that day. Security camera footage linked a silver Nissan Pathfinder registered to Roger A. Tait-Gomez to the attack and led authorities to identify Nico L. Barela and Tait-Gomez as suspects. On July 24, 2020, Nico L. Barela was arrested and charged with an open count of first-degree murder; law enforcement was still seeking Tait-Gomez at that time. Barela had a 2009 conviction for homicide by vehicle.

If anyone has information about the people involved, the vehicle, or the events that night, please share what is known.