On the afternoon of May 8, 2014, New Mexico State Police officers went to a home on Castle Drive in Las Vegas, New Mexico, for a welfare check on 48-year-old Arcenio Lujan after reports he was suicidal. Officers observed Lujan repeatedly entering and exiting his house carrying a long rifle and attempted to communicate with him for about 30 to 45 minutes.

According to reports, Lujan moved from his yard and aggressively advanced toward officers while pointing the rifle at them. Officers fired, striking Lujan; he died at the scene. An obituary identified him as Arcenio A. Lujan Jr., a lifetime resident of Rociada, a married father of two, a 1983 Robertson High School graduate, former Army National Guard member, outdoorsman and former rodeo bull rider.

The officer-involved shooting was under investigation and the officers’ names were not released. If anyone knew Arcenio or witnessed events at the Castle Drive home that afternoon, please share what you know.