Man arrested in fatal road rage shooting of 14-year-old Las Cruces boy
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- Las Cruces Police have arrested 18-year-old Jonathan Estrada in connection with the fatal road rage shooting of 14-year-old Alejandro Roman on June 2, 2025.
"Estrada is charged with seven felony counts including second-degree murder, two counts of shooting at or from a motor vehicle, two counts of aggravated assault, tampering with evidence and violating terms of probation," police explained.
Police arrested Estrada this morning at a business on the 6300 block of Bataan Memorial West in Las Cruces. Officers were able to take him in without incident, a spokesperson for the Las Cruces Police Department explained.
The road rage shooting happened the evening of June 2 near the intersection of Solano Drive and Spruce Avenue.
"Investigators believe the shooting was a result of road rage between occupants of the two vehicles," the spokesperson stated. "It claimed the life of Roman who was a backseat passenger of a vehicle driven by a parent."
