Michael Mikey Scott Betz was seven when he was shot and killed in Albuquerque on June 6, 2020. Described by family as bright, friendly and full of energy, Mikey was struck in the Ventana Ranch neighborhood and was taken by his parents to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries.

The Albuquerque Police Department opened a homicide investigation into the shooting. As of late 2025 there has been no publicly released information about suspects or arrests, and the circumstances about who fired the fatal shot and why remain unresolved.

If anyone in Ventana Ranch or the Albuquerque area remembers that day, or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist this investigation.