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On the morning of July 17, 2018, 33-year-old Anthony Sandoval was found dead in the driver’s seat of his Jeep at an apartment complex at 6801 Los Volcanos NW in Albuquerque, New Mexico, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Earlier that day Sandoval discovered his Jeep and a Mazda sedan had their windows shattered and had filed a police report about the vandalism. He contacted his ex-wife, Brittany Sandoval, asking about her new partner, Arthur Lujan, and then sent threatening texts to Lujan and his family.

At about 9:15 a.m. Sandoval called 911 and reported that Arthur Lujan was back at the complex and driving toward him; during the call a commotion is heard and Sandoval said he had been shot. Police identified Arthur Lujan as the primary suspect and tracked him to a residence at 6715 Black Volcano Rd. NW the next day. After Lujan admitted to shooting Anthony, a nine-hour standoff with SWAT and state tactical teams ended when Lujan fired at officers and was fatally shot in the ensuing exchange. Authorities stated that, had he survived, Lujan would have faced murder charges in Sandoval’s death.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see activity around either residence that morning or have information about the earlier vandalism?