A 25-year-old man is being charged with murder after he allegedly shot and killed his own father at Ortega’s Indian Jewelry Store in Continental Divide.

On Dec. 3, around 3:45 pm, an employee of the jewelry store located at 19 State Hwy. 122 reported that gunshots went off in the store’s bathroom. They informed Metro Dispatch that a man, who was later identified as Trenton Bailey, was now standing outside the business.

In an interview with the Sun, McKinley County Sheriff James Maiorano III said that Trenton and his father, Kenneth Bailey, had allegedly been traveling from Texas to Arizona when their car broke down near the Phillips 66 gas station by the jewelry store. They...

The temperatures outside were chilly but the discussions were filled with a heated determination inside the Calvin Hall at the University of New Mexico-Gallup on Dec. 3, when Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham welcomed guests to a Public Safety Town Hall where she was joined by local and state officials for an open discussion on safety across New Mexico.

Crime and public safety remain a key issue for Gallup residents, and some of them got to ask the panel about the city and state’s efforts to confront these issues.

OFFICIALS ON HAND

Lujan Grisham thanked the efforts of Sen. George Muñoz, D-N.M., and Rep. Patty Lundstrom, Dist. 1, in her opening remarks where she acknowledged the immense...

UPDATE: Tashina Chapman has been found.

The Gallup Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 22-year-old woman.

Tashina Chapman was last seen on Nov. 10 in Gallup. She is about five feet and five inches tall, and weighs about 130 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair. She is known to wear blue jeans, a black sweater, and maroon shoes. Her hair is possibly medium-length.

Anyone with information on Tashina's whereabouts is asked to call Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002 or Detective Victor Madrid at (505)726-5412.

UPDATE: Esmeradla Marie Rojas has been found.

The Gallup Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing juvenile.

Esmeralda Marie Rojas, 17, was last seen on Dec. 2 around 8:30 pm in Gallup. She was wearing a brown sweater with black stripes, ripped jeans, and grey Jordan shoes. She has a scar on the left side of her forehead and a heart tattoo on her left wrist.

Anyone with information on Esmeralda's whereabouts is asked to call Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002 or Detective Victor Madrid at (505)726-5412.