ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers identified a man who is wanted in connection to two separate attacks on three people in downtown Albuquerque on April 10.
Crime Stoppers and Albuquerque Police are searching for Brian Eisenbeis, 43, for the attacks, one of which involved two elderly men and another of which involved a woman. Eisenbeis is described as having a shaved head, with light-colored hair and eyes.
According to the arrest warrant for Eisenbeis, he reportedly attacked two men outside the St. John’s Thrift Shop at 1406 Central Ave. SW around noon. The men were walking toward the entrance of the business when Eisenbeis started hitting them while calling them a gay slur and saying he was going to kill them.
One of the men identified himself as homosexual, and the other said he was bisexual, but the two were not in a relationship, according to court documents. The warrant stated that both of the men were injured, and one of the men suffered a broken femur and jaw from the attack.
The second attack also happened around noon at Silver Street SW and 12th Street, according to the warrant. A woman said she was running when she saw a vehicle go through a stop sign and stop in the middle of the intersection. The woman told police that the driver, believed to be Eisenbeis, waved for the woman to cross the street, but the woman told police she did not feel comfortable.
She said Eisenbeis allegedly got out of the truck, swore at her, and hit her in the face, causing her to fall to the ground. He then reportedly fled the scene.
Albuquerque Police Department investigators believe Eisenbeis was driving a red pickup truck with the Arizona license plate “EPA88K” during the attacks. Police called the attacks “unprovoked” and “brutal.”
Anyone with information about Eisenbeis or his whereabouts is asked to contact Crime Stoppers, anonymously at 505-843-STOP (7867) or p3tips.com/531
