Jacob D. Salas was 33 when he was shot on July 24, 2015, in Raton, New Mexico. Police found him bleeding heavily from a gunshot wound to his upper right leg, near the groin, in the doorway of an apartment at the Sommerset Apartments on State Street. Officers gave first aid and he was taken to Miners Colfax Medical Center, where he later died.

Investigators identified 19-year-old Flavio Rodriguez as the suspect and an arrest warrant charged him with first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and child abuse. Rodriguez was described as 5 feet 5 inches tall with blue eyes and was last seen the afternoon of the shooting wearing blue jeans and a white shirt. He turned himself in to the Raton Police Department on July 25, 2015, and was held at the Vigil-Maldonado Detention Center on a one million dollar cash bond. The specific events that led to the confrontation were not made public.

Salas was a United States Army veteran who had served two tours in Iraq and had spent three years in Alaska. He was the father of six children: Jeremiah, Syriah, Kasey, Mia, Cameron, and Jacoby, and is survived by his parents, sisters, and a brother. Did anyone in Raton know Salas or see anything around the Sommerset Apartments that afternoon?