Cliff man killed by gunshot Wednesday

Grant County [NM] sheriff’s deputies were called to Black Mountain Road on Wednesday after a call for a “welfare check,” according to Lt. Melvin Castillo.
“The caller said they had heard an argument and, then, a gunshot,” Castillo said.
When the deputies arrived, they found Jesse Pheifer of Cliff dead, and the suspect, Michael Matuch. Both were listed as Cliff/Gila residents.
Castillo said that when deputies arrived, they found the victim dead and the suspect still at the scene, claiming self-defense.

The district attorney arrived at the scene and went through the evidence with the deputies, and “evidence supported the claim of the suspect,” Castillo said. “The district attorney determined that it was a justifiable shooting, and that no charges will be filed.”