On May 28, 2019, 36-year-old Cynthia Nava Pérez was fatally shot inside the small travel trailer she shared with her partner in Lovington, New Mexico.

Authorities identified Vicente Perez as a person of interest, located him in an adjacent trailer shortly after the shooting, and took him into custody. He was later charged with Murder in the Second Degree and Tampering with Evidence, along with a separate charge of being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Perez has remained in custody since the incident.

Cynthia was born in Hobbs and raised in Lovington, where she graduated from Lovington High School. Described by those who knew her as lively and funny, she enjoyed decorating, dancing and spending time with her children. Her death left surviving family members including five children, her father, a brother and a sister.

Did anyone in the Lovington area know Cynthia or have information about that day that could help clarify what happened?