On the morning of April 30, 2023, at about 2:30 a.m., 59-year-old Marty Wade Stice of Seminole, Texas, was found dead just outside his home in Hobbs, New Mexico. Lea County deputies discovered Stice with significant trauma to his head; an autopsy later determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound and ruled the death a homicide.

Investigators developed a focus on a single suspect as the inquiry progressed. Authorities arrested 34-year-old Freddy Dominguez-Rodriguez of Hobbs; an arrest warrant was issued and he was charged with an open count of murder. He was also charged with tampering with evidence, conspiracy, and resisting, evading, or obstructing an officer. The motive for the killing and any relationship between Stice and the accused has not been made public.

If anyone in Hobbs or Seminole knew Marty Stice or saw anything on the night of April 29–30, 2023, that could help the investigation, please share what is known.