Donalda Shortman was 41 when she was shot and killed in Albuquerque on the afternoon of December 16, 2018. Police found her on the sidewalk near the intersection of Central Avenue SE and Dorado Drive SE at about 2:27 p.m.; she died of a gunshot wound despite first responders’ efforts. She was known to some as Mia.

Early investigation produced few leads. A witness said they heard a gunshot and then saw a man running from the scene, describing him as an African American male about 30 years old, roughly 5 feet 8 inches, wearing a black hat, black shirt, and baggy blue jeans. The case went cold for years, leaving family and friends without answers.

In April 2025 detectives interviewed a former spouse of a man who reportedly admitted harming a woman on the night Donalda was killed. Review of surveillance footage from nearby fast-food restaurants reportedly identified that same man as the only person who could have been in contact with Donalda at the time. In July 2025 the Albuquerque Police Department announced the arrest in Juárez, Mexico, of 36-year-old Uriah Smith; he was being held on an open count of murder and additional felony charges. Does anyone have information about Donalda’s last day or the area around Central Avenue SE and Dorado Drive SE on December 16, 2018?