Crime Reports USA May-June 2025

Shooting And Deaths Prompts Large Police Response

Four suspects were arrested and charged with murder in the deaths of three individuals. In Las Cruces, New Mexico, law enforcement took a man into custody following a deadly shooting. The suspect, identified as Pancho Garcia, allegedly shot and killed Juan Lujan Garces, age twenty nine, on Tuesday morning. Garcia then secluded himself in a motel room, prompting a standoff that concluded with his arrest. He faces charges of first-degree murder and is being held without bail. The incident caused road closures and a "temporary shelter-in-place order" for nearby residents.