Clovis police search for teen shooting suspect
Media Release, Clovis Police Department
Clovis, NM – On Sunday, October 5, 2025 at about 4:36 a.m., Clovis Police Department Dispatch received an emergency telephone call regarding an 18-year-old male who had multiple gunshot wounds. The suspect reportedly fled the scene.
Officers and Emergency Medical Personnel were dispatched to the area of 12th Street and Wallace Street where they encountered the victim who had wounds to his legs, shoulder, hand, and face. The victim was stabilized and was transported to Plains Regional Medical Center, and has been transferred to a Lubbock, Texas area hospital. The victim is in stable condition.
Special Operations Unit Detectives were activated to investigate this shooting. The victim was able to identify the suspect and stated the suspect had a “switch” (a weapon conversion device that converts a semi-automatic firearm into a fully automatic firearm) on his pistol. Audio from a surveillance camera in that neighborhood corroborated the high rate of fire. The suspect has been identified as J’Sieh Lewis (19 years of age). Detectives executed a search warrant at the residence where the incident occurred, recovering fourteen (14) expended .45 caliber casings.
An arrest warrant has been generated for J’Sieh Lewis for the charges of Aggravated Battery (3rd degree felony), Assault with Intent to Commit a Violent Felony with Intent to Kill (3rd degree felony), Possession of a Weapon Conversion Device (3rd degree felony).
Anyone with information about this incident or the whereabouts of J’Sieh Lewis is asked to call the Clovis Police Department non-emergency line at 575-769-1921 or the emergency line 911. The Clovis Police Department would like to remind you that information can also be provided anonymously by using the Clovis Police Department’s tip411 program, accessed by going to www.police.cityofclovis.org. Anonymous tips can be provided to the Curry County Crime Stoppers at 575-763-7000.
