Benjamin James Moore, 26, was fatally shot outside his girlfriend’s apartment at 8200 Bridge Ave. S.W. in southwest Albuquerque on January 26, 2020. Police say the killing was a premeditated act of retaliation after Moore’s release from jail on a domestic assault charge; investigators report Moore had beaten a friend of Brianna Archuleta and cut her hair with a knife, and Archuleta vowed to have him taken care of.

APD alleges Archuleta organized the attack through text messages and Facebook, arranging for guns, stealing a car, and recruiting others. A white car pulled up to the apartment; Moore stepped outside, argued with the driver and a passenger, and was shot several times. He died at the scene; another man with Moore, Andrew Denas, was shot and survived. The stolen car was later found burned less than two miles away.

On June 28, 2022, arrests were made: Brianna Archuleta (born June 2, 1998) was charged with an open count of murder and conspiracy; Davion Jaramillo faces murder and multiple related charges and at the time was still wanted by police; Pedro Escalante and Ciera Lopez were charged with receiving a stolen vehicle, tampering with evidence, conspiracy, and arson conspiracy. Did anyone in the neighborhood see the white car that day or know who might have helped plan this attack?