Lamesa Police Arrest Murder Suspect Dimas Gonzalez

Sunday, May 17, the Lamesa Police Department arrested Dimas Gonzalez, 42, on suspicion of murder.

Lamesa police stated in a new release that they were called to a report of a disturbance around 9 p.m. Sunday night.

"The way everything started was we were dispatched to a disturbance call, the address was 1308 Southeast 8th St.," said Lt. Tommy Arguijo of the Lamesa Police Department (quote via KAMC). "Investigation began right there and it's still ongoing. One arrest was made on a male suspect."

While on the scene, police discovered Bernard Canady, 45, had been shot. Canady was taken to Medical Arts Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Lamesa police found a weapon on the scene, but would not confirm what the weapon was. Police said they found enough evidence to arrest Gonzalez. He was booked into the Dawson County Jail.

Lt. Arguijo is encouraging anyone with additional information to come forward.