Kelvin Garcia, 30, male, Hispanic/Latino, of Los Lunas, New Mexico, was shot late Monday night on September 15, 2025, on the 2000 block of Panda Drive SW. Responding officers found Kelvin Garcia with life-threatening injuries; despite aid at the scene, he died there.
Within hours, police detained 41-year-old Jessie Roark. Authorities booked him into the Valencia County Detention Center on a first-degree murder charge and said they believed there was no further danger to the community.
Investigators did not publicly disclose a motive, and the case remained under investigation.
Family notices and memorial pages soon marked the loss. A funeral home obituary and memorial listings identified Kelvin Garcia, 30, of Los Lunas, with services held in late September; some notices listed the date of death as September 16, 2025, reflecting the overnight timing after the late-night shooting. A community fundraiser described the killing as a sudden, violent crime that cut short a life remembered for laughter and love.
Law-enforcement updates named multiple assisting agencies—including New Mexico State Police and the Valencia County Sheriff's Department—and reiterated that the suspect, Jessie Roark, had been arrested and jailed in connection with the death of Kelvin Garcia, age 30, in Los Lunas on September 15, 2025. As of those reports, no additional suspects had been identified publicly.
