A person discovered useless at a Central El Paso house final week in what police mentioned is a homicide investigation has been recognized by his household as a former U.S. Military soldier.
Larry Donnell Lacey III, 23, who was initially from Louisiana, had a girlfriend with a child on the way in which and deliberate to enroll in truck driving faculty, in keeping with an obituary from Johnson Funeral House in southwest Louisiana.
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“We hope for justice and searching for justice,” Lacey’s sister Kameryn LeBert advised KPLC 7 Information in Lake Charles, Louisiana. “If something, we need to get his face on the market and his precise story. I really feel like proper now he’s simply being labeled because the seventh homicide of 2025.”
A GoFundMe web page raises cash for funeral bills for Larry Donnell Lacey III, 23, who was discovered useless in a murder on April 2, 2025, within the 4000 block of Fillmore Avenue within the Decrease Dyer space of Central El Paso, Texas.
Final week, a murder investigation by the Crimes Towards Individuals Unit started after a person was discovered useless by police conducting a wellbeing examine at 7 p.m. on April 2 within the 4000 block of Fillmore Avenue, an El Paso police information launch said. The tackle is within the Decrease Dyer part of Central El Paso, close to the Cassidy Gate of Fort Bliss.
The person’s identify has not been formally launched by the police Public Data Workplace. Additional particulars within the case, together with a reason for demise, haven’t been disclosed. It’s not unusual for investigators to withhold info to keep away from compromising the investigation.
The murder on Fillmore Avenue is the seventh homicide case in El Paso this yr in contrast with 5 on the similar interval in 2024, in keeping with police numbers.
“A vivid gentle’
Lacey, who was affectionally often known as Donnell, was a local of Sulphur, Louisiana, and joined the army after graduating from highschool in Baton Rouge. He had been discharged from the Military previous to his demise, in keeping with his obituary and a GoFundMe web page elevating cash for funeral bills.
Lacey was “a really particular individual,” LeBert advised KPLC, including, “He might make anybody smile or snigger. He was very decided in all the pieces he did, and he had massive goals and large plans for his future, and I do know he was very excited to develop into a dad.”
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Lacey got here from a big, prolonged household and had a compassionate nature, a artistic spirit and a deep love for music, the obituary said.
“Donnell was a vivid gentle within the lives of everybody who knew him,” his obituary said. “He had a radiant smile, fun that might gentle up any room, and a coronary heart overflowing with love and compassion. His presence introduced heat, his humor introduced pleasure, and his love introduced individuals collectively. Although he confronted challenges, he met life with sincerity, loyalty, and a deep want to be understood and liked — and he actually was.”
Anybody with info on the murder might name the Crimes Towards Individuals Unit at 915-212-4040 or might anonymously name Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477 (TIPS).
Daniel Borunda could also be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and @BorundaDaniel on X.
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