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Lance Chavez

Case from Las Cruces, NM dated Nov 15, 2025

Victim Details

Lance Chavez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Las Cruces

NM

2025-11-15

21

Lance

Chavez

07/01/2026

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Lance Chavez was a 21-year-old man from Las Cruces, New Mexico, whose life was cut short on the night of November 15, 2025, when gunfire tore through a crowded house party on Bugatti Drive. Friends and family would later describe him as generous and open-hearted, someone who went out of his way to help others and whose presence naturally drew people in, a relative remembered with deep affection in online tributes and fundraising efforts created in his memory. What began as a night meant for musi ...
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  • KOB.com: House party shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 teens injured in Las Cruces
  • https://lascruces.gov/police-seek-video-from-deadly-shooting/
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