On July 17, 2021, Clinton Dallas Holladay, 37, of Hobbs, New Mexico, was shot in the head while driving a blue Dodge pickup at Grimes Street and Cope Place. He and his passenger, Tracy Summers, had been leaving Holladay’s parents’ house when Summers said a man she identified as her recently separated common-law husband, Steven Nave, drove up on the passenger side. Summers slouched down and then heard a loud pop; Holladay collapsed with blood from his mouth and the truck struck a tree as Summers tried to grab the wheel. Nave left the scene.

The Lea County Sheriff’s Office found Holladay with a fatal gunshot wound and Summers distraught and blood-stained. Investigators identified 42-year-old Steven Nave of Lovington as the suspect; messages from Nave to Summers included threats referring to getting rid of Holladay. Nave was arrested on August 12, 2021, and initially charged with first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a certain person. Holladay is survived by two sons; his family described the loss as devastating.

Does anyone have information about Clinton’s final movements that evening or about witnesses who were in the Grimes Street and Cope Place area?