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Angelo Tafoya

Case from Albuquerque, NM dated Sep 16, 2025

Victim Details

Angelo Tafoya

Male

Albuquerque

NM

2025-09-16

17

Angelo

Tafoya

07/04/2026

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In the late hours of a Tuesday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a meeting in the parking lot of the Ridge Apartments near Tramway Boulevard NE and Copper Avenue took a tragic turn, ending the life of 17-year-old Angelo Tafoya. A male senior at Manzano High School, Angelo was lured to the location on September 16, 2025, under the pretense of a gun and drug exchange. What was supposed to be a transaction quickly escalated into a deadly robbery, cutting short a young life and leaving a community in mour ...
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  • Teen Duo Charged in Deadly Shooting Over Gun and Drug Deal - ABQ RAW
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    I recently read about the tragic incident involving Angelo Tafoya, and it got me thinking deeply abo... ...Read More
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    I can't stop thinking about how this tragedy could have been prevented. Angelo was obviously loved b... ...Read More
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