Anthony Raymond Gallegos Jr., 15, known to family as Boogers, was fatally shot in Clovis, New Mexico on the afternoon of Monday, December 29, 2025. Emergency services were called about 3:30 p.m. for a teenage male with a gunshot wound; Anthony was taken to Plains Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries and did not survive. The Clovis Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit opened an investigation.

Investigators say Anthony and a group of teenagers were playing with a firearm and were reportedly unaware it was loaded when it discharged, striking him. Witnesses said the other teens fled the scene. A 16-year-old male was identified as a suspect; an arrest warrant was issued and he was taken into custody at the Clovis Police Department on the evening of December 31, 2025. He was booked into a juvenile detention facility on charges including involuntary manslaughter, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, tampering with evidence, and being a minor in possession of a handgun.

Did anyone know Anthony, his friends, or where the teens had been that afternoon and can help shed light on what happened?