On the morning of February 10, 1990, two armed men entered the Las Cruces Bowl in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and carried out a brutal attack in the manager’s office. Seven people were shot at point-blank range and the office was set on fire before the suspects fled. Among the victims were manager Stephanie C. Senac, her 12-year-old daughter Melissa Repass, Melissa’s 13-year-old friend Amy Houser, mechanic Steve Teran and his daughters Paula Holguin, age six, and Valerie Teran, age two. Amy Houser, Steve Teran, Paula Holguin and Valerie Teran died from their wounds; Melissa Repass survived after calling 911. Stephanie Senac did not die immediately; she survived the initial shooting but later succumbed to complications of her injuries in 1999.

Witnesses described two Hispanic men who spoke English clearly: an older man about 5 feet 5 inches, medium build, 160–180 pounds, and a younger man about 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 8 inches, about 190 pounds. Investigators have explored motives including robbery, drug-related payback and a possible mob hit, but no arrests have been made and the case remains unsolved. If anyone has information about who was responsible for this attack, please come forward to the Las Cruces Police Department or Crime Stoppers.