Suspect Arrested in Killing of Beloved UNMH Nurse

Albuquerque –

On October 9, 2025, at approximately 6:49 PM, police received a call reporting a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash near the intersection of Stanford Dr and Lomas Blvd, just south of the University of New Mexico Hospital.

When officers arrived on the scene, they discovered a clearly deceased male lying in the westbound lanes of Lomas, just east of Stanford. The vehicle that struck the man had stopped under a pedestrian bridge east of the scene. The driver, identified as Brian Boyce, 42, exited his vehicle and was walking nearby.

Officers contacted Boyce, who was in an ambulance. Boyce requested transport to the hospital, claiming he had glass in his eyes. Emergency services transported Boyce to Lovelace Downtown Hospital.

When police attempted to locate him at Lovelace, the hospital staff informed APD that they had declined him and Albuquerque Ambulance transferred him back to UNMH.

Officers later learned that when Boyce arrived at UNMH, he had become angry and left the hospital on foot. When officers went to look for Boyce around 7:45 PM to conduct an investigation to see if he was impaired, officers were unable to located him inside of UNMH.

Around 8:20 PM, a “be on the lookout” was issued for Boyce. He was last seen wearing a white shirt with blood and body matter on him. Hospital and AAS staff had last seen him in hospital 25 minutes prior. APD broadcast a description of Boyce and his last known address over the police dispatch. Officers were requested to responded to Boyce’s residence in the 10400 block of Vallecito Drive NW. At this point, police believed Boyce had knowingly left the scene of a crash involving death or serious injury.

Officers observed significant front-end damage and a shattered windshield on Boyce’s vehicle. An interior inspection revealed blood and brain matter from the pedestrian splattered across the interior of the vehicle, making it reasonable to assume some of this biological matter was also on Boyce’s body.

Police on the scene requested to launch a helicopter and drone to search for Boyce, but due to the weather conditions and flight restrictions for drones in the area, this request was reportedly denied.

While searching for Boyce, the University of New Mexico Police Department advised that surveillance footage of the incident was available. The video showed a vehicle operated by Boyce, traveling eastbound on Lomas at a high rate of speed as it approached the intersection with Stanford. While in the intersection, the vehicle changed lanes from the middle lane to the left lane.

At the same time, a pedestrian was seen on the south side of Lomas attempting to cross northbound. Boyce’s vehicle, moving significantly faster than surrounding traffic, struck the pedestrian with such force that the man was propelled into the westbound lanes of Lomas.

Following the impact, the vehicle veered into the far-right lane and came to a stop. The driver, identified as Boyce, exited the vehicle from the driver’s side and began walking around the roadway.

Officers from the Northwest area command were dispatched to Boyce’s residence on Vallecito Dr. NW. Officers watched a vehicle approach a residence and pull into the garage. Boyce exited the passenger side of the vehicle, and officers immediately approached him. The driver told police she was Boyce’s girlfriend.

She stated she was on her way to visit her father in the hospital when an unknown number called her. She advised that Boyce had called her and told her to pick him up at the Valero gas station at Edith and Montano. She said she picked up Boyce, who was not wearing a shirt. She disclosed that Boyce had told her “something happened” but did not give any specifics. As she was pulling into the garage, she advised that Boyce saw the police presence and said something to the effect of “oh shit pull in the garage.”

Officers observed Boyce in the passenger seat and took him into custody around 10:00 PM. Boyce again requested transport to the hospital for a medical evaluation. APD took him back to UNMH. Officers read Boyce his Miranda rights, and he verbally waived them. He was evaluated at the hospital and booked without incident.

Per the criminal complaint, APD’s Fatal Crash Unit will conduct further investigation, and police may file additional charges on Boyce.