On the evening of September 1, 2021, 16-year-old Dante DJ Garcia was shot near a park in the Legends West neighborhood of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Officers were called to the 2800 block of Meriwether Street around 7 p.m.; Dante was found with at least one gunshot wound and died at the scene. He was a student at Organ Mountain High School.

Investigators say four teenagers fled the scene in a white Ford Taurus. A Las Cruces detective later located that vehicle and followed it to an East Mesa residence, where backup officers detained the four. A search warrant at the home produced two firearms. Authorities arrested the teens; a 17-year-old male faces an open count of murder, tampering with evidence and two counts of conspiracy. A 16-year-old girl was charged with conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with evidence, and two 13-year-old girls were charged with tampering with evidence and conspiracy. All were held in the juvenile section of the Doña Ana County Detention Center.

Does anyone have information about Dante, his movements that night, or anything that could help clarify what happened near Meriwether Street?