On August 19, 2017, deputies with the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office found 38-year-old Mario Hector Acosta Jr. of Portales, New Mexico, unconscious and not breathing near Six Mile Dam outside Carlsbad. Investigators determined Acosta had suffered multiple gunshot wounds to various areas of his body. The Eddy County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division handled the investigation.

Authorities are seeking witnesses or anyone with details about individuals involved and are accepting anonymous tips through Crimestoppers, the P3 Tips app, or their website, with a possible reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest.

Did anyone in the Carlsbad or Six Mile Dam area see anything on August 19, 2017, that might help the investigation?