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Oscar Amezquita, a 79-year-old business owner in Las Cruces, New Mexico, was shot and killed at his place of business, Landis Shoe Company, on May 9, 2020. An autopsy expert testified that a gunshot wound was the cause of death.

Authorities charged 39-year-old Lonnie Gallegos with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting. The case went to trial and, after a retrial that began in September 2022, a jury found Gallegos guilty of second-degree murder on April 20, 2023. He was later sentenced to an additional 16 years in prison on May 3, 2023.

If anyone knew Oscar, his routines, customers at Landis Shoe Company, or has information about the events leading up to May 9, 2020, please come forward.