On March 17, 2020, Javier Solis-Marrufo, a 51-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed during a confrontation at a gas station in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The encounter began while he was stopped for fuel and escalated into an argument with another man. Solis-Marrufo’s son witnessed the shooting as the other man produced a handgun and fired; Solis-Marrufo collapsed and the gunman fled.

The Albuquerque Police Department investigated, using witness statements and surveillance footage to identify a suspect as 30-year-old Mark Bentacu. Officers located Bentacu in the city, and a SWAT team was deployed to take him into custody; he was arrested and charged with Solis-Marrufo’s murder.

Does anyone have information about Javier’s last movements at the gas station or saw what happened there that evening?