On the night of Friday, November 22, 2019, gunfire in a Clovis, New Mexico neighborhood ended with 28-year-old William Romero found dead on the steps of a residence in the 1300 block of West 8th Street. Officers arrived after reports of shots fired and discovered Romero, a Hispanic male, with no signs of life at about 10:20 p.m.

The Clovis Police Department’s Special Operations Unit and Major Crimes Unit opened a homicide investigation. Investigators identified 34-year-old Steven Hogues as a suspect and sought him on an arrest warrant charging open-count murder and felon in possession of a firearm. Hogues was located and taken into custody in Amarillo, Texas, on Sunday, November 24, 2019.

Romero is survived by his wife and three daughters. Does anyone in the Clovis area have information about Romero, his movements that night, or contacts who might help clarify what happened?