Lance Chavez, 21, was killed in a mass shooting at a house party on the 2400 block of Bugatti Drive in Las Cruces, New Mexico, shortly before midnight on November 15, 2025. Multiple 911 callers reported gunfire around 11:46 p.m.; when Las Cruces officers arrived they found Chavez on the property with at least one gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Three teenagers were also wounded and taken to hospitals with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

Detectives say many partygoers were recording on their phones, and officials asked the public to turn over videos and photos. Investigators later arrested a 16-year-old boy on the 1800 block of North Mesquite Street; he was taken into custody and charged with one count of murder and three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and held at the Doña Ana County Juvenile Detention Center. Police say the shooting followed some type of confrontation at the party but have not released a detailed sequence or motive.

Online memorials and fundraisers describe Chavez as generous and open-hearted. Does anyone who was at the party or who has footage from that night have information to share with investigators?