Antony Profitt, 27, male, was found unresponsive along Interstate 25 north of Algodones on the morning of Monday, June 22, 2015. Sandoval County authorities identified him at the scene; he had died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound beside his vehicle. Investigators said he had fashioned a device resembling a pipe bomb that was capable of firing a 12-gauge shotgun shell, prompting the Albuquerque Police Department’s bomb squad to assist as the interstate was restricted to a single lane for several hours while the area was cleared.
Public death notices posted in the days that followed recorded his full name as Antony Michael-Rey Profitt and his age as twenty-seven, noting a memorial service held in Albuquerque on June 30, 2015. The date of death and basic biographical details in those notices align with the law-enforcement account of the incident near Algodones.
Authorities characterized the death as an apparent suicide. There were no indications of foul play at the scene, no named suspects, and no arrests reported in connection with the case. Subsequent listings of New Mexico gun deaths for that date include Profitt’s name but provide no contrary evidence suggesting a homicide or any criminal charges.
