NMSP News:

LAS VEGAS — April 1, 2025, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau investigated a shooting at 5 Prairie Hill Road in Las Vegas, NM. 

Investigations Bureau agents learned at approximately 1:30 p.m., NMSP uniform officers were dispatched to 5 Prairie Hill Road in reference to a 20-year-old male who had been shot. When officers arrived, they observed the victim, Trevor Szalai, lying on the ground. Officers also observed a male, identified as Cody Ramone (21) providing aid to Szalai. A shotgun was seen on the ground near both males. Emergency Medical Services were called to the business, but Szalai succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Office of the Medical Investigator. 

Agents later learned Szalai and Ramone had a verbal argument that turned physical prior to the shooting. At some point during the altercation, a shotgun was brandished, and after a brief struggle, the shotgun was fired at least once, striking Szalai.

Ramone was arrested and booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center on the charge of 2nd degree murder. 

This incident remains under investigation by the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau.