On November 22, 2014, 23-year-old Kevin Garcia was killed in Raton, New Mexico, after police responded to reports of shots fired in a residential neighborhood. Investigators determined that 21-year-old Anthony M. Garcia had allegedly fired a 9mm handgun, striking Kevin. An autopsy was performed by the Office of the Medical Investigator on November 23, 2014; the autopsy report was pending in the initial report.

Anthony Garcia was arrested at the scene and held without bond at the Vigil Maldonado Detention Center. He was charged with Murder, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Abuse of a Child, Shooting at a Dwelling, and Tampering with Evidence. The case proceeded to trial in Judge Emilio Chavez’s court; after initially facing first-degree murder, Garcia changed his plea to voluntary manslaughter but the jury found him guilty of second-degree murder and multiple related counts. He was sent to Los Lunas for evaluation before sentencing.