Lawrence Dennis Chavez Jr., 42, was shot dead on August 13, 2017, inside his father’s home in the South Valley area of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The shooting happened about 8 a.m.; according to his father, three people arrived at the residence — Angelina Weaver, 28, Dale Koch, 39, and an unidentified man. An argument broke out and Koch allegedly fired multiple shots, with Chavez Jr. reportedly pleading not in front of his dad before he was killed.

Police say the killing was linked to a 2015 Valencia County homicide. Weaver’s boyfriend, Adrian Maestas, had been indicted in that earlier case, and Weaver reportedly believed Chavez Jr. had implicated her and Maestas. Investigators also say Weaver spoke to Maestas the day before the shooting, expressing shock and betrayal. Weaver and Koch were arrested and charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy and related counts; the third person was arrested on unrelated felony warrants and his identity has not been released. Weaver and Koch were later released pretrial under New Mexico’s bail reform procedures after a risk assessment cleared them for release.

Does anyone have additional information about Chavez Jr., his activities in the years before 2017, or his connections to the 2015 case that could help clarify motive?