The Artesia Police Department (APD) has released information regarding a homicide that occurred Wednesday evening in the 700 block of West Champ Clark Avenue.
Around 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, APD and New Mexico State Police (NMSP) officers were dispatched to West Memorial Drive in front of Artesia General Hospital (AGH) to assist the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) on a high-risk stop. Deputies reported they had followed a vehicle to AGH from the scene of a shooting at 703 W. Champ Clark Ave.
ECSO deputies reported having heard gunfire, at which time they responded to the residence and observed one male subject, identified as 32-year-old Isaac Granado, had been shot. Granado was later transported to AGH, where he succumbed to his injuries.
During the traffic stop, three occupants of the vehicle were detained for questioning, and the APD’s Criminal Investigation Division was called to the scene to investigate. Officers were able to identify the suspect in the shooting — a 14-year-old male juvenile — as one of the occupants of the vehicle.
The juvenile, whose name was not released due to his status as a minor, was transported to the Artesia Detention Center on charges of second-degree murder, tampering with evidence and unlawful possession of a handgun by a person under the age of 19.
Anyone with potential information regarding this incident is urged to call the APD at 575-746-5000.
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