Shots fired from vehicle in Clovis, juvenile suspect in custody
Media Release, Clovis Police Department
Clovis, NM – On Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 at about 9:34 p.m., Clovis Police Department Dispatch received a 911 call regarding shots fired on 18th Street near Clovis High School. The caller relayed they heard four shots fired and a truck had been struck by a bullet. Officers responded to the scene, making contact with the victim. No persons were injured but three vehicles had been damaged by bullet strikes. A Detective of the Special Operations Unit was directed to the scene to investigate the incident.
The victim stated the incident began with the suspects “egging” a house across the street from theirs. The suspects returned in their vehicle and were confronted by one of the victims who asked what their problem was. According to the victim, a suspect from the vehicle responded by telling them if they “wanted some” to meet them at Hillcrest Park. Immediately after this, a male suspect in the vehicle pointed a pistol at the victims and subsequently discharged the firearm, striking multiple vehicles.
The suspect was identified as a 16-year-old male. An arrest warrant was generated for the 16-year-old male for the charges Shooting at or from a Motor Vehicle, Conspiracy (to wit, Shooting at or from a Motor Vehicle), Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm by a person Under Age 19, and Criminal Damage to Property.
On May 29th, 2025, at about 11:23 a.m., Detectives responded to the suspect’s home to take him into custody. On contact the suspect shut the door to the home and would not surrender. Detectives held the scene as another investigator generated a search warrant for the residence. At 1:15 p.m., the search warrant was executed and the 16-year-old juvenile surrendered without incident. The juvenile has been transported to a juvenile detention center in Lovington, New Mexico.
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.
