On the evening of May 2, 2020, 15-year-old Angelique Anderson was killed in Albuquerque after a planned confrontation near Hawthorne Elementary School escalated into gunfire between two vehicles. Angelique was struck in the face and later found on a roadway near the intersection of Altis and Domingo Northeast; reports say her body was moved from the initial scene and left there.

The altercation began as a planned fight between two girls but drew in other people. Then-20-year-old Isaiah Elijah Anthony Hayes was riding in the same vehicle as Angelique and became involved in a physical fight with a man in the other car. After that, both men reportedly retrieved firearms and fired at each other’s vehicles. Hayes has been identified as a suspect and was charged with child abuse resulting in death, kidnapping, and four counts of bribery or intimidation.

There are still unanswered questions about who fired the shots that struck Angelique and about the circumstances that led to her body being moved. If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Angelique, please come forward to share what you know.