HOBBS, N.M. — The public is needed to help identify two individuals who are wanted for questioning in relation to a shooting that took place in Hobbs on Nov. 17, according to a Hobbs Police Department (HPD) Facebook post on Tuesday.
Currently, 33-year-old Devarian Gibson is in custody for the shooting that left two people injured. He has been charged with aggravated battery, a third-degree felony, and shooting at or from a motor vehicle, a second-degree felony.
The first response to this incident happened at approximately at 3:24 a.m. on Nov. 17.
One shooting took place in the area of Marland Blvd and Leech St., where officers found 22-year-old Isaiah Chavez-Wright of Hobbs suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Then, officers got another call about a person suffering from "possible injuries." Additional officers responded to the area of Harden St. and Thorp St., where they found a car that crashed into a utility pole. While on scene, HPD found 29-year-old Devin Sanders of Hobbs, also suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
If anyone recognizes either one or both of the individuals in the photo at the top of this story, please contact the Hobbs Police Department by calling dispatch at (575) 397-9265 or Lea County Crime Stoppers at (575) 393-8005.
