Orlando Levi Atencio Sr, 42, was shot and killed in Albuquerque on June 22, 2025. A memorial page and obituary confirm that Orlando Levi Atencio Sr, 42, died in Albuquerque that weekend, with remembrances from family and friends describing him as a husband, father and grandfather whose death shook his community.
Within days, investigators identified a suspect and alleged a violent chain of events that ended at the home where Orlando Levi Atencio Sr, 42, was killed.
According to coverage summarized from local reporting, a 38-year-old man, Jonathan Torres of Fruitland, believed his girlfriend was being unfaithful, forced her to drive to his friend's residence in Southeast Albuquerque, and then fatally shot the friend in what authorities described as a jealous rage.
On June 26, 2025, the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Jonathan Torres near Coal Ave SE and University Blvd SE in Albuquerque. Officials reported that he was wanted on a state warrant that included an open count of murder tied to the killing of Orlando Levi Atencio Sr, 42, as well as kidnapping, multiple counts of aggravated assault felon in possession of a firearm, and battery against a household member; he was also wanted on a federal probation-violation warrant. After his arrest, he was booked into the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center. Local outlets likewise noted the arrest and the slate of charges filed in the case.
As the homicide investigation moved forward, city data continued to track 2025 murder totals while this case proceeded through the courts. Public crime summaries and homicide tallies listed the year's open and cleared cases but did not contradict the reported arrest in the killing of Orlando Levi Atencio Sr, 42.
