On the evening of April 23, 2018, a dispute over an alleged stolen $160 drug purchase in Las Cruces, New Mexico, escalated into a deadly chase and shooting that left 17-year-old Jovon Solomon fatally wounded. Dunlap, Solomon, Solomon’s aunt Shania Nia Romero, Romero’s husband Quinton Light, and others drove to confront Moreno.

As the group pursued Moreno’s white Acura in a black Dodge Dart, Solomon leaned out a rear window and fired multiple shots with a .22 caliber handgun. Moreno, in the Acura passenger seat, returned fire once with a .40 caliber handgun, the bullet striking Solomon in the neck. Solomon was taken to Mountainview Regional Medical Center, then airlifted to University Medical Center in El Paso, where he died that evening.

Investigators later arrested nine people on charges tied to the shooting and an alleged cover-up. Authorities reported Moreno fired in self-defense; other defendants faced allegations including conspiracy, tampering with evidence, bribery of a witness, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Did anyone in the Las Cruces area witness the chase or the vehicles involved?