Kristal Avena, 24, was one of three people killed in a shooting at a house party in Hobbs, New Mexico, on August 25, 2019. Police were dispatched shortly before 1 a.m. after reports of a loud party and shots fired; officers found several people with gunshot wounds and pronounced Avena, 18-year-old Khalil Carter of Hobbs and 22-year-old Lamar Lee Kane Jr. of Washington, D.C. dead at the scene.

Bishop Henderson III, who worked as a DJ at the party, was arrested in 2019 and charged with three counts of murder and for injuries to four others. At trial the defense challenged the state’s theory that Henderson was the lone shooter. Questions raised included actions by Hobbs Police Det. Sgt. Ahmaad White, who had told Henderson there was video of him shooting one victim, multiple suggested alternative suspects from a group identified as the Get Money Boys, and forensic testimony that at least six guns were used and that some projectiles did not match Henderson’s 9 mm Taurus. A defense expert testified one bullet that killed Avena could have been fired from an elevated alley position.

After 19 days of trial the jury deliberated about two hours and on August 24, 2022 returned not guilty verdicts on all seven counts against Henderson. Does anyone have information about who was actually responsible for the shooting that night?