Suspect Charged in Amador Avenue Shooting

The man believed to be responsible for Tuesday’s deadly shooting on west Amador Avenue has been arrested and charged with voluntary manslaughter.

Gino Pina, 26, was arrested Tuesday evening and charged with a felony count of voluntary manslaughter.

Shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, Las Cruces police were dispatched to the report of a confrontation between two men on the 900 block of west Amador Avenue. Officers arrived to find a 53-year-old man on the ground suffering from at least one gunshot wound.

The victim, who was armed with a knife and identified as 53-year-old Marco Antonio Rodarte, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers located Pina nearby, safely disarmed him and took him into custody as part of the investigation.

During the course of the investigation, evidence led detectives to believe that Pina taunted and actively instigated the confrontation with Rodarte before discharging his handgun.

Pina was booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center where he is initially being held without bond.