Dennis DeSean Minner was 20 when he was killed on August 11, 2014. A Carlsbad, New Mexico resident born November 25, 1993, he was a father to a young son, DeSean Minner Jr., and was reported to have been a companion to LeeAnn Valdez. Family named in reports includes parents Dennis and Elizabeth Minner, siblings Jazzery Granger, Shastady, Niliah, Nialli, and Niziah Minner, and a large extended family.

Crime Stoppers of Eddy County says the violent incident occurred at the intersection of 8th Street and Lea Street in Carlsbad and involved another victim, Alex Garcia.

If anyone has information about what happened at 8th and Lea on August 11, 2014, or knew DeSean, please come forward with tips for investigators.