Police arrested two suspects for a shooting that left one person dead and five others wounded last month in Clovis
Police have arrested and identified the two suspects as Kaleb Moreno Ponce, 19, and Enrique Padilla, 18.
March 22, 2026 Incident
On March 22, around 12:28 A.M., a 911 caller reported hearing multiple gunshots at Grand and Calhoun Street, stating someone had shot people.
Officers and Clovis Fire Department Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victims to Plains Regional Medical Center with varying degrees of injury.
Someone shot Lyrasha Haskins, 21, and medical personnel later declared her deceased.
March 30, 2026: The Aftermath
On March 30, police found the suspect’s vehicle at a local recycler and seized it with a search warrant.
Following interviews and surveillance videos, investigators identified Kaleb Moreno Ponce, Enrique Padilla, and Daniel Guiterrez as persons-of-interest.
Moreno Ponce turned himself into the Clovis Police Department, and officers took him into custody and charged him with murder, accessory to wit murder, shooting at a dwelling or occupied building, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and tampering with evidence.
Later that evening on March 30th, Guiterrez met with investigators.
Eventually, authorities generated an arrest warrant for Padilla on the charges of murder, accessory to wit murder, shooting at a dwelling or occupied building, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
April 2, 2026: The Arrest
Officers arrested Padilla on Thursday morning after they found him in a domestic dispute and shots fired call in the 100 block of Mesa Avenue.
While searching the property, they presumably found Padilla after he exited the garage, but they didn’t link him to possible shots fired or the dispute.
The court charged both Moreno Ponce and Padilla with one count of first-degree murder and accessory, and six counts of shooting at a dwelling/occupied building and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Both will also face a fourth-degree charge of felony tampering with evidence.
For any information related to the incident, call non-emergency line for the Clovis Police Department at 575-769-1921. Anonymous tips can also be sent through Clovis Police Department’s tip411 program, which can be accessed via www.clovisnm.gov/167/Police anonymous tips can be provided to the Curry County Crime Stoppers at 575-763-7000.
