On July 2, 2022, 16-year-old Augustine Andrew Moreno of Alamogordo, New Mexico, was found dead at a residence on the 2000 block of Dewey Lane. Alamogordo Police responded around 6 am for a welfare check and determined Moreno’s death was a homicide.

The 12th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Major Crimes Unit took over the investigation; that task force includes investigators from the Alamogordo and Ruidoso police departments, the Lincoln and Otero county sheriffs, and the district attorney’s office. Investigators released a surveillance still showing three people of interest but did not provide detailed descriptions at the time.

On December 16, 2022, 23-year-old Dominique Thomas was arrested and charged with accessory to commit murder, tampering with evidence, and accessory to commit assault with intent to commit a violent felony. Authorities say Thomas acted with others in the shooting death; additional arrest warrants were reported as pending.

Anyone with information about Augustine’s death or the people shown in the surveillance image is asked to contact the Alamogordo Police Department Detective Division.