On October 2, 2022, Brian Beaver, 48, was killed by gunfire in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The shooting that took his life also claimed Rachelle Beaver, 38, in the same incident, so the two deaths appear connected.

There is no public information about arrests or about motives or the events leading up to the shootings.

If anyone in Fort Sumner on October 2, 2022, has information about Brian or Rachelle Beaver or saw anything that could help, please come forward to local authorities.