A woman from New Mexico, who was facing serious child abuse charges, was shot and killed on Wednesday afternoon, according to local authorities.
Farmington Police responded to a call at the home of 36-year-old Patricia Madrid. When officers arrived, they found Madrid with multiple gunshot wounds. She was taken to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
Madrid and her boyfriend, Jammy Jackson, were accused of abusing Jackson’s 15-year-old autistic daughter. Authorities say the couple locked the girl inside a chicken coop for months. On their Facebook page, Farmington Police shared a photo of a “person of interest” in Madrid’s shooting. Investigators believe this person left the area on a bicycle before police arrived.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Farmington Police at 505-599-1068.
Madrid and Jackson were arrested on February 18 and charged with 14 counts, including child abuse and conspiracy to commit child abuse. The case began on September 16, 2024, when Child Protective Services reported concerns about the teen’s safety to police.
According to an arrest warrant, the girl has autism, ADHD, and fetal alcohol syndrome. She told investigators that she was locked inside a chicken coop for months and was only allowed to use the bathroom twice a day. If she needed to go outside those times, she had to ask permission from her father or Madrid.
The warrant states that Madrid and Jackson used a padlock to keep the girl confined. When she wasn’t in the coop, she had to sleep on the floor inside the house. She was only given noodles to eat and had to steal vegetables from around the house. She was even forced to stay outside during the winter.
Police searched the couple’s home on September 20, 2024, and found several cameras, as well as a padlock near the chicken coop. They also discovered that Jackson and Madrid had a protection order against each other, meaning Jackson was not supposed to be in the home.
When police questioned Madrid about the abuse allegations, she claimed the teen had poor hygiene and frequently misbehaved. Jackson denied locking his daughter in a chicken coop and said she had been receiving counseling.
During the investigation, detectives found disturbing messages between Madrid and Jackson. One message said, “Start locking her up before you leave,” while another instructed, “The rest of the day don’t feed her.”
No arrests have been made in Madrid’s fatal shooting.
