Melissa Westbrook was a 22-year-old woman from Farmington, New Mexico, identified as White/Caucasian. On the night of December 12, 2016, she was shot at a residence in the Crouch Mesa area outside Farmington and was transported to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, where she died three days later, on December 15, 2016.

Detectives with the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office led the investigation, canvassing the Crouch Mesa home and collecting accounts about what occurred inside. Local reporting noted sparse official updates, and prosecutors later indicated they would not file criminal charges in connection with the fatal Crouch Mesa shooting. No arrests were announced and no suspects were brought to court.

An obituary and community memorials in Farmington recorded her identity and life, and online remembrances marked the date she was lost. If anyone knew Melissa or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know.