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Joseph Andrus

Case from Albuquerque, NM dated Aug 07, 2025

Victim Details

Joseph Andrus

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Albuquerque

NM

2025-08-07

30

Joseph

Andrus

06/29/2026

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Joseph Andrus, 30, a male of Hispanic/Latino heritage, left home before dawn on August 7, 2025 to drive for Uber in Albuquerque, pursuing a plan to seed a startup with the extra income he earned behind the wheel. Around 3 a.m., police were called to the 400 block of Merlida Street SW, where they found Andrus shot multiple times and left by the roadside; his vehicle had been taken. He had been working less than a day on the platform, a detail that would come to haunt his family as they gathered t ...
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  • KOB.com: New Mexico teen arrested for allegedly killing Uber driver at random
  • KOAT: Murder suspect accused of killing Uber driver to stay in jail
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