Saul Montes, a 34-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, was found dead from apparent gunshot wounds at the La Paloma Del Sol Apartments in Deming, New Mexico, on the evening of August 21, 2023. Police responded to a shots-fired call near Santa Monica and Birch streets and arrived around 9:11 p.m., discovering Montes deceased at the scene. The Deming Police Department classified the death as a homicide and opened an active investigation.

In the days after the shooting, investigators asked the public for help but had not identified any suspects or made arrests. The circumstances leading to the fatal shooting remain under investigation. If anyone has information about that night or saw anything near La Paloma Del Sol Apartments, please contact Deming police.