Officer Paul Chavez

My name is Paul Chavez. I was a member of the full-time crimes unit as an agent with the New Mexico State Police.

My name is Paul Chavez. I was a member of the full-time crimes unit as an agent with the New Mexico State Police.

My name is Paul Chavez. I was a member of the full-time crimes unit as an agent with the New Mexico State Police.

In this case, the magnitude of the violence involved was the worst that I had seen in my career. The brutality was unspeakable. Sherry Ortiz had found her parents and her adopted stepbrother dead within the residence. She reported that they had been shot in the head and it had occurred sometime earlier in the day.

In this case, the magnitude of the violence involved was the worst that I had seen in my career. The brutality was unspeakable. Sherry Ortiz had found her parents and her adopted stepbrother dead within the residence. She reported that they had been shot in the head and it had occurred sometime earlier in the day.

In this case, the magnitude of the violence involved was the worst that I had seen in my career. The brutality was unspeakable. Sherry Ortiz had found her parents and her adopted stepbrother dead within the residence. She reported that they had been shot in the head and it had occurred sometime earlier in the day.

There was reportedly gunshots heard the previous night in the area.

There was reportedly gunshots heard the previous night in the area.

There was reportedly gunshots heard the previous night in the area.

Once I enter into the residence, there is a master bedroom immediately to the left as you walk in. That is where the first victim, identified as Dixie Ortiz, is in her bed in her nightgown under the blankets.

Once I enter into the residence, there is a master bedroom immediately to the left as you walk in. That is where the first victim, identified as Dixie Ortiz, is in her bed in her nightgown under the blankets.

Once I enter into the residence, there is a master bedroom immediately to the left as you walk in. That is where the first victim, identified as Dixie Ortiz, is in her bed in her nightgown under the blankets.

Her upper extremities and her head is completely saturated in blood where she had sustained apparent trauma. From that bedroom, there is a drip trail which extends to the kitchen area. where we have a second victim, a young man identified as Steven Ortiz.

Her upper extremities and her head is completely saturated in blood where she had sustained apparent trauma. From that bedroom, there is a drip trail which extends to the kitchen area. where we have a second victim, a young man identified as Steven Ortiz.

Her upper extremities and her head is completely saturated in blood where she had sustained apparent trauma. From that bedroom, there is a drip trail which extends to the kitchen area. where we have a second victim, a young man identified as Steven Ortiz.

The scene was absolutely brutal.

The scene was absolutely brutal.

The scene was absolutely brutal.

The blood continued from that area out the back door where the third victim, Lloyd Ortiz, was found outside the back porch. There was a significant amount of bloodshed indicating that he did sustain some massive trauma. And there was also shrubbery from a nearby bush that was covering his head.

The blood continued from that area out the back door where the third victim, Lloyd Ortiz, was found outside the back porch. There was a significant amount of bloodshed indicating that he did sustain some massive trauma. And there was also shrubbery from a nearby bush that was covering his head.