ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The families of the two victims who died in a suspected road rage shooting over the weekend came together Friday night to remember their loved ones as they wait for answers. The families identified 46-year-old Paula Serda and 44-year-old Michael Martinez as the two who died in a shooting near Quail and […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The families of the two victims who died in a suspected road rage shooting over the weekend came together Friday night to remember their loved ones as they wait for answers.
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The families identified 46-year-old Paula Serda and 44-year-old Michael Martinez as the two who died in a shooting near Quail and Coors last weekend. Police are investigating it as a possible road rage incident and still searching for this car they believe is involved.
“They were very special people in our lives,” said Annabel Gallardo, Martinez’s older sister. “It’s been one of the most challenging weeks in our family.”
She remembered Martinez as outgoing, dependable, and a bit of a wise guy. “Always, you know, saying smart stuff. That was his love language. Just all around if you needed him, he was there,” she said. Martinez would’ve turned 45 years old on Wednesday.
Writing a message on a silver balloon, Angela Montoya remembered her little sister, Paula, as loyal. Montoya said Serda worked for her dad’s Sunwest Silver shop since she was a teen and said she was her best friend. “We could read each other’s minds. Our friends would call us code talkers because we could finish each other’s sentences,” said Montoya.
She said she is ready to take care of her sister’s family and demand justice. “I would do it for you sister, that was our saying, I know you’d do it for me, so I’d do it for you,” said Montoya.
The families are urging anyone who knows what happened to come forward. At the vigil, one of the brothers said he wanted answers by the time the candles they placed at the site burned out.
“If you see something, please say something. You know, two human lives who had children, and families that want answers,” said Montoya. “The support is helping us get through hour by hour to be honest.”
Albuquerque Police are looking for a vehicle they think was involved, described as a white Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class SUV, likely a 2010-2015 model which appears to have no license plate. Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 843-STOP.