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A Suspect From a Nearby Home Invasion Is Caught Leaving the College's Front Door

NMlockdownemergency notificationmedium confidence
Confirmed Threat

Clovis Community College in eastern New Mexico locked down the morning of August 30, 2024, after a home invasion and shooting in the 1800 block of College Park Drive — where residents reported 10 to 15 gunshots — sent a suspect fleeing toward campus. Clovis police located the man leaving the college's main entrance and took him into custody, then lifted the lockdown. The suspect, 43-year-old Julian Montoya, was charged with aggravated burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and felon in possession of a firearm.

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Institution
Clovis Community College
Community College · NM
Clovis CC Alert
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
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Clovis CC Alert: The campus is on lockdown due to police activity in the area. Shelter in place, lock doors, and stay away from windows until you receive an all-clear.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed from a Clovis Police Department report that the college was locked down out of an abundance of caution after a shooting nearby; exact alert wording was not published.
Witnesses reported the suspect heading south toward Clovis Community College after a home invasion in the 1800 block of College Park Drive.
ALL CLEARSMS
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Clovis CC Alert: The suspect is in custody and the lockdown is lifted. There is no longer a threat to campus. Normal operations may resume.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed; the Clovis Police Department report states the lockdown was removed after officers arrested the suspect leaving the college's main entrance.
The suspect, 43-year-old Julian Montoya, faced aggravated burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and felon-in-possession charges.
Context

Background

Clovis Community College sits on College Park Drive in Clovis, a city near the Texas border in eastern New Mexico. On the morning of August 30, 2024, the Clovis Police Department responded to an aggravated burglary and shooting in the 1800 block of College Park Drive, where residents reported 10 to 15 gunshots during a home invasion around 10:10 a.m. Witnesses saw the suspect heading south toward the college, which locked down out of caution. Officers then located the suspect leaving the college's main entrance and arrested him, identifying him as 43-year-old Julian Montoya and charging him with aggravated burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and felon in possession of a firearm. The lockdown was lifted after the arrest. The incident is a clear example of how violence originating off campus can pull an open-access college directly into an active police response.
Analysis

Key Findings

Clovis Community College locked down around 10:10 a.m. MDT on August 30, 2024, after a nearby home-invasion shooting
Officers arrested the fleeing suspect, 43-year-old Julian Montoya, as he left the college's main entrance
Montoya was charged with aggravated burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and felon in possession of a firearm
No campus injuries were reported; alert text is reconstructed from a police report and local coverage (medium confidence)
Outcome
The suspect was arrested leaving the college's main entrance; the lockdown was lifted. No one on campus was reported injured.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Official
    Aggravated Burglary, 1800 block of College Park Dr., Clovis, New Mexico
    police.cityofclovis.org
  2. News
    Burglary leads to lockdown at Clovis Community College
    abc7amarillo.com
  3. News
    Clovis Community College went on lockdown after gunfire during home invasion
    everythinglubbock.com
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lockdownnew-mexicocommunity-collegeclovisoff-campus-shootingarrestemergency-notification
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