Armondo Paul, Murder, New Mexico 2025

A horrific home break-in turned deadly in Shiprock, New Mexico, when Armondo Paul, 25, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, attacked two occupants of a residence.

According to court documents, on June 27, 2025, Paul went to a home in Shiprock, New Mexico, where he shut off the electricity to the home, then kicked open the back door and assaulted one of the occupants.

When a second occupant, who attempted to intervene on behalf of the first occupant, was stabbed in the neck with a kitchen knife Paul had brought from his own home.

The victim, whose name has not been released, died at the scene from the injury Paul caused.

Paul pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. At sentencing, Paul faces up to life in prison. Upon his release from prison, Paul will be subject to up to five years of supervised release.

Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison and Justin A. Garris, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Albuquerque Field Office, made the announcement today.

The Farmington Resident Agency of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department and Department of Criminal Investigations.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary C. Jones is prosecuting the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/shiprock-man-pleads-guilty-murder-shiprock-home-break