Ruben Mireles, 41, was shot and killed in Clovis, New Mexico on the morning of Sunday, July 2, 2023. Police were dispatched about 9:30 a.m. after reports of an argument between two men that included the sound of gunfire. Officers found Mireles with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

A verbal dispute escalated into a physical fight when Mireles lunged at Ruiz. Ruiz grabbed a pistol from a nearby nightstand and fired a single fatal shot. Ruiz admitted to police that he had been in a fight with Mireles and had shot him.

Ruiz was arrested and prosecuted; he was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm by a felon and sentenced to 15 years in the New Mexico Department of Corrections, with a minimum of 13 years required before parole eligibility. Was anyone in the Clovis area aware of tensions involving these men or the residence where this occurred?