Crime Stoppers offers reward for information on February shooting

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Crime Stoppers of Las Cruces-Dona Ana County is offering up to $1,000 for information that helps identify the person or people responsible for severely beating and shooting a man back in February, according to the Las Cruces Police Department.

The Police Department says during the early hours of Tuesday morning, Feb. 27 deputies with the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office located a 36-year-old man who was severely beaten and had a gunshot wound near Johnson Mobile Home Park, 5993 Las Alturas Dr., just south of Las Cruces.

The Police Department says the man was in critical condition and currently remains hospitalized.

The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident. Detectives are asking for anyone with information on this incident to call Crime Stoppers.

Crime Stoppers allows tips to be provided anonymously. Anyone with information that can help in this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Tips can also be provided through the Las Cruces Crime Stoppers app, “P3 TIPS.” The app is available through the App Store on most devices.

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