New Mexico State Police investigating fatal shooting in Peñasco
Jan 17, 2025
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police are investigating a shooting in northern New Mexico that left one man dead. According to NMSP, Taos County deputies responded to a domestic violence incident in Peñasco. Law enforcement said a man was trying to set a home on fire with three family members inside.
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NMSP said agents learned that the man, identified as 32-year-old Jeremy Garcia, got into a fight with his wife before she locked him out of the house. Police said flames were then seen on the house's porch, and the wife's father shot Garcia in another fight. Garcia was pronounced dead.
No charges have been filed at this time but NMSP said they will continue to investigate.