Kelsey Ladawn Cash was 28 and described by friends as a devoted mother with an outgoing, bubbly personality. She lived in Clovis, New Mexico, and had a 6-year-old daughter named Kaydence.

On the night of March 23, 2022, at about 9:45 p.m., officers responded to reports of shots fired at 201 N. Main Street, an apartment complex across from the old Hotel Clovis. Kelsey was found inside an apartment and was deceased of multiple gunshot wounds. The 9th Judicial District Major Crimes Unit took over the investigation and identified Kelsey’s 26-year-old ex-boyfriend, Adrian Ramon Chavez, as a suspect. Chavez was arrested the next morning at about 3:30 a.m. and charged with an open count of murder.

Anyone who knew Kelsey or who has information about the events that night is asked to come forward.