Devarean Jermaine Gomez was 17 and a resident of Hobbs, New Mexico. Born October 11, 2006, he died on February 8, 2024. Community obituaries and memorial sites remember him as a young person with dreams and aspirations.

An unrelated December 2021 incident involving a Hobbs youth charged with kidnapping was noted during searches but does not appear connected to this case.

Anyone who knew Devarean or has information about the events of February 8, 2024, is urged to come forward.