A deadly shooting in the Motel 6 parking lot has renewed concerns about crime from neighbors who live near the Coors and Iliff intersection just south of I-40 on the west side of Albuquerque.

The Albuquerque Police Department received a report of shots fired just before midnight on Saturday, April 29. The victim was dead by the time officers arrived.

“The longer we have lived here the more crime we have seen over the years, we have a lot of transients and homeless people,” Sergio Trujillo, a resident of the area for more than 30 years, told KOB 4 on Sunday. “I’ve seen them doing drugs around here out in the open as well, panhandling, plus the murder and stuff like we saw yesterday.”

There was a police standoff at the hotel across the street from Trujillo’s house in September 2022, he told KOB 4. The suspect was eventually taken into custody with no injuries occurring, but traffic into the neighborhood was blocked off for much of the day.

Last month, an area gas station was the location for a deadly drive-by shooting, and police are often responding to trespassing calls.

“It’s the whole neighborhood, it’s not just the hotels,” Trujillo said. “I know fences are a big thing, I know the neighbor just fixed theirs, they had someone jump it and was in their yard before too, so a lot of issues.”

The continuing crime has forced residents to seek protection.

“A lot of us do have protection of our own whether it’s a pistol or something of that nature just to make us feel safer at home,” Trujillo said.

Police have given no updates about possible suspects in the deadly Saturday night shooting. Area residents remain concerned for their own safety.

“I’m concerned about my son getting pricked by a needle like we can’t even walk to the gas station anymore without having to deal with something,” Trujillo said.