Man armed with machete wanted for assaulting woman at massage parlor - abc7amarillo.com

[Jamie Burch, ABC 7 News]

CLOVIS, New Mexico (KVII) — A man armed with a machete is wanted for assaulting a woman at a massage parlor.

Around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Clovis police received a 911 call and could hear what they believed to be groaning and crying.

Officers responded to a massage parlor at 3018 N Prince St. where they found a 60-year-old woman bleeding from wounds to her head and body.

She was taken with life-threatening injuries to Plains Regional Medical Center and then transferred to hospital in Lubbock, Texas.

The suspect, Christopher Gipson, 42, is wanted for kidnapping, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, assault with Intent to commit a violent felony, and tampering with evidence.

He was last seen wearing gray sweat-type pants and is "highly tattooed" on his torso.

Gipson was in Clovis as a part of work detail for a construction group. If you see him, call the Clovis Police Department immediately.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 575-769-1921.

Anonymous tips can be submitted by using the Clovis Police Department’s tip411 program at police.cityofclovis.org, or by calling Curry County Crime Stoppers at 575-763-7000.