Incident

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12-31-2021 New Mexico Ribera 1-1

Location

December 31, 2021

8 El Gasnate
Ribera, New Mexico

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Joshua Vigil
Age: 17
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Joaquin Sanchez
Age: 18
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
House party / Block Party / Park Party

Notes

Fight during a New Year's eve party; Sanchez fired hunting rifle at victim's head; possibly thought it was unloaded;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Rifle

Sources

URL: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/state-police-investigate-shooting-death-of-17-year-old/article_6b2f87bc-6bf4-11ec-957d-f388bcb41b81.html

URL: https://www.abqjournal.com/2458176/teen-killed-in-northern-nm-party.html

URL: https://www.kvoa.com/news/man-succumbs-to-injuries-from-southside-shooting-suspect-s-still-outstanding/article_e356aeda-6e7b-11ec-91da-bf7784f7634c.html

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 39
State House District: 70