Vigil held for victims of Las Cruces bowling alley massacre on 30th anniversary
LAS Cruces, New Mexico -- Thirty years have passed since one of the darkest days in Las Cruces' history - a massacre that claimed five lives at a local bowling alley.
On Monday evening, members of the community came together to mourn the lives cut short in the parking lot of that bowling alley at 1201 East Amador Avenue.
One of the goals of the vigil was to raise funds for a memorial scholarship to honor the victims. Donations can be made on a fundraiser page on Facebook. Another goal of the event was to generate new tips and leads for law enforcement and detectives.
No arrests have been made in the 30 years since the shooting. Authorities said two gunmen entered the bowling alley and shot seven victims execution style. Sketches of two Hispanic male suspects have circulated for years, but no arrests have been made.
Speaking to ABC-7's Saul Saenz on ABC-7 Xtra, Anthony Teran, who lost his brother and nieces in the attack, made a plea to the killers.
"You didn't just rob them of their lives, you robbed the countless others who loved them," Teran said. "The countless others of detectives and EMT people who were involved in the case. They're affected as well. It would be nice to get some justice of this and if you had any shred of human decency left you would turn yourselves in."
Teran added the massacre haunts him every day.
"My nieces were, they hadn't even started their lives yet. I tried to think of all the memories I had with them and there's not many unfortunately," he said. "Knowing my brother's anguish that he walked his own children into this horrific scene, I can only imagine the dread he felt and on top of that, the kids having to experience what they did."
