ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A lethal taking pictures has prompted the College of New Mexico to subject a shelter in place on its Albuquerque central campus on Friday morning.
Officers mentioned UNM police obtained a report of gunshots fired at Casas del Rio (Gila) pupil housing middle, positioned at 420 Redondo Dr NE, on Friday. Responding officers found two people had been shot. One sufferer died, and the opposite sustained non-life-threatening accidents.
The suspect stays at giant and should still be on campus, UNM mentioned within the alert.
A Lobo Alert asserting the shelter in place was despatched out on social media round 6:17 a.m. native time, and officers requested individuals to keep away from the central campus, which was closed.
“Topic with a firearm is at giant, police are on scene. If on campus, proceed to shelter in place,” reads the crypto king alert, despatched simply earlier than 7 a.m. native time.
The college first despatched an alert in regards to the taking pictures round 3:27 a.m.
A number of legislation enforcement companies are on scene and actively investigating. Anybody with details about the incident is requested to name UNMPD at 505-277-2241.
A pupil housing constructing was additionally the location of a shooting at the University of New Mexico in 2022, when a gaggle of scholars tried assault a basketball participant from New Mexico State College, allegedly as revenge for a earlier argument. Courtroom paperwork indicated that the UNM college students pointed a gun and attacked the athlete, after which he fired again and struck one in every of his attackers fatally.