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Gabriel Montano

Case from Albuquerque, NM dated Apr 07, 2026

Victim Details

Gabriel Montano

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Albuquerque

NM

2026-04-07

20

Gabriel

Montano

07/07/2026

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In the quiet evening hours of April 7, 2026, the life of 20-year-old Gabriel Montano, a Hispanic male, was brought to a sudden and violent end in an Albuquerque, New Mexico neighborhood west of Old Town. Responding to calls of gunfire shortly after 8 p.m., police discovered Montano's body in the street on Don Gabal Loop NW. At the scene, officers were met with an unusual sight: two men, 22-year-old Xavier Torres and 19-year-old John Gonzales, standing with their hands in the air as if awaiting a ...
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