On November 26, 2020, Thomas 'Derick' Velarde, a 58-year-old resident of Velarde, New Mexico, was fatally shot at the La Tiendita gas station on New Mexico State Road 68 in Alcalde. Responding to reports of a shooting around 11:30 a.m., New Mexico State Police officers arrived to find Velarde deceased with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
At the scene, officers identified 53-year-old Timothy Lopez, also from Velarde, as the primary suspect. Lopez, the owner of Wicked Kreations Wine
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