QUAY COUNTY (KCBD) – The Quay County Sheriff’s Office said it is working with the New Mexico State Police, Panhandle Police Department and the Texas Rangers to learn more about the death of a Lubbock couple that went missing on Thanksgiving.
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According to a social media post, the sheriff’s office said at around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, deputies were called out to a ranch west of Tucumcari, New Mexico, after someone reported they possibly saw Linda and Gary Lightfoot’s 2024 Toyota Camry.
When they arrived, deputies found the car “inoperable … parked in a tree line at the edge of a pasture.” They confirmed it belonged to the couple and found the two of them dead.
The investigation is ongoing and more information will be released at a later time.
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