Police: Suspect arrested for fatally shooting Clovis teen

CLOVIS, N.M. — Clovis police say they arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly shooting and killing a 17-year-old girl overnight Tuesday into Wednesday.

Police officers responded around 12:38 a.m., Aug. 3, to a report of a man being shot in the head at an apartment complex. When they arrived, they found the girl lying in an apartment building entryway with a gunshot wound to her chest.

Emergency crews took her to the hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries shortly after arriving. She was later identified as Shammeal Kirven.

19-year-old Zyon Williams was arrested Wednesday afternoon after being identified by witnesses during the police’s homicide investigation.

If you have any information regarding this, you are asked to call the Clovis Police Department at (575) 769-1921 or by contacting the Curry County Crimestoppers line at (575) 763-7000 or by using the Tip411 app.