Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
CLOVIS — The Clovis Police Department is investigating a Friday homicide near Grand Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard.
The victim’s information was not immediately shared because of the victim’s age and an ongoing investigation.
According to a CPD release:
• The department received a call from a person who said they were being shot at. While responding to the scene, officers located a black Mercedes near Upsilon Street and Hagerman Avenue that had struck a power pole.
• Occupants of the Mercedes were taken to Plains Regional Medical Center, with one later declared dead.
• A second vehicle believed to be associated with the Mercedes delivered a gunshot victim to the hospital and fled the scene.
• An investigation of the original scene showed multiple gunshots were discharged in the area.
