$2,000 reward offered in death of Las Cruces man found lying on bloody sidewalk – KVIA

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police have offered a $2,000 reward for help finding the person or persons responsible for a suspicious death over the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Police were seeking to develop additional clues in the death of 31-year-old Matthew Portillo, whose body was discovered on Juniper Avenue around 7 a.m. on Sunday.

While the cause of his death wasn’t immediately known, authorities said Tuesday they had determined Portillo was the victim of foul play – although they didn’t elaborate.

Investigators said Portillo was last seen at the Rad Retrocade Bar on Main Street early Sunday before his body was discovered hours later lying along a blood-stained sidewalk.

Police asked that anyone with information about his death call Las Cruces Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.