1 injured, 1 in custody after shooting in Clovis
Media Release, Clovis Police Department
Clovis, NM – On Sunday, June 8th, 2025, at about 1:28 a.m., Clovis Police Department Dispatch received a 911 call regarding shots fired at 212 Connelly St.
Officers responded to the apartment complex located in the 200 block of Rencher St. and on arrival found that there had been a large group of teenagers in the parking lot when gunshots were fired. After the gunshots, the group scattered and was no longer at the scene.
The officers located some blood and bullet casings from a handgun near a stairwell leading up to apartment # 201, with a bullet impact on the building near a window to apartment # 101. During the time officers were inspecting the scene, an eighteen-year-old male arrived at Plains Regional Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the wrist.
Members of the Special Operations Unit were activated to begin documenting the crime scene and interviewing witnesses and the victim of this shooting. The male was stabilized and transported to a hospital in Texas for further treatment of his injuries. The male verified being at the apartments where the shots were fired, at the time he was shot.
During the investigation, a suspect was identified as Thomas Chavez (age 18). A warrant was issued for Chavez, and he was reported to be hiding inside apartment #201, where the shooting had taken place. Officers attempted contact with Chavez, and there was no response at the residence. A search warrant for the residence was approved, and the Clovis Police SWAT Team responded and began attempting to get Thomas Chavez to come out of the residence. After efforts to get Chavez to comply, the Clovis Police SWAT Team entered the residence and were able to locate Thomas Chavez, and he was taken into custody without any injuries.
Anyone with relative information about this incident, please call the non-emergency line at 575-769-1921. 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.
