Michael Giron, 44, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was fatally shot on September 28, 2014. Federal indictment documents allege that Richard Gallegos picked up Giron with another person, drove him to a dead-end street, and shot and killed him. The indictment ties the killing to the Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico (SNM), alleging that SNM members Christopher Garcia and Manuel Jacob Armijo ordered Gallegos and an associate to carry out the killing to further the gang’s interests and help Gallegos gain or maintain position within SNM.

The killing was first prosecuted in state court but the state prosecution was dismissed; during that proceeding investigators and prosecutors concluded the slaying stemmed from a disputed scooter debt rather than gang activity, a conclusion based on testimony later described as of questionable credibility. Gallegos was later charged in federal court with racketeering conspiracy, violent crimes in aid of racketeering, conspiracy to murder, and aiding and abetting as part of a broader case against multiple alleged SNM members and associates.

Does anyone have additional information on Giron’s life, the dead-end street location, or witnesses who might clarify the circumstances around that night?