Vigil held 20 years after carnage

LAS CRUCES (KRQE) – Family and friends of the victims of the 1990 Bowling Alley Massacre in Las Cruces gathered Wednesday night to remember their loved ones.

“February 10th is always a hard day to come by, especially this year,” Anthony Teran, brother of murder victim 26-year old Steven Teran, told News 13.

On February 10, 1990, Teran, his two children Paula and Valerie, and 13-year-old Amy Hauser were all shot to death by two men at Las Cruces Bowling.

Three others survived with critical injuries. All seven people were shot execution style. This year marks the 20th anniversary for the unsolved murders.

“It's like reliving it, like you did that day,” Ruben Teran, another brother of Steven, told News 13. “We're here again, We're standing here.”

The killers stole $4,000-$5,000 but appeared to be looking for something else that morning of the shooting. Their identities remain a mystery, as does a motive for the shooting.

Lead Detective Mark Myers of the Las Cruces Police Department is not giving up.

“It’s at the forefront of our thoughts everyday when we come to work,” Myers said. “There’s been no expense spared and no resource spared trying to solve the case.”

Other victims at Wednesday night's service still hold out hope that someone will come forward with information to solve the case.

“I’ll always hold hope that it happens in my lifetime,” Gloria Woods, mother of victim Amy Hauser, told News 13.

“For people, it’s been 20 years and they kind of forgot,” Steven Teran’s father Polo said. “For us, it was just like a couple of days ago.”