1 killed, 1 injured in University of New Mexico campus shooting

AFFECTING BOTH SCHOOLS, THE ALSO REACTED TONIGHT. WELL, WE DO KNOW THAT SHOOTING KILLED ONE STUDENT AND LEFT ANOTHER INJURED. LET’S GO LIVE TO ANGEL SAUCEDO, WHO IS THAT, YOU AND I WITH THE LATEST ON THE SHOOTING. ANGEL? WELL, SASHA, THIS IS AT ALVARADO HALL, JUST NEAR JOHNSON FIELD. AND POLICE TELL US THAT THIS STARTED AS AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN FOUR DIFFERENT PEOPLE THIS MORNING, AND IT ENDED WITH TWO STUDENTS BEING SHOT. WHEN I HEARD STUDENTS CRYING OUT IN PAIN AT AROUND THREE IN THE MORNING ON SATURDAY, POLICE RESPOND TO A SHOOTING ON THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S CAMPUS. I WALKED OVER TO HIM AND I SAW THAT HE HAD BEEN SHOT IN THE LEG. THEY SAY TWO STUDENTS WERE SHOTS, ONE, A 19 YEAR OLD FROM UNM AND THE OTHER A 21 YEAR OLD FROM NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY. WHEN I GOT THERE, I JUST STAYED WITH HIM. I GAVE HIM MY JACKET. I GAVE HIM SOME WARM HEATING PADS. JOSEPH MANN IS A UNM STUDENT HIMSELF F AND HE SAYS HE SAW THE AFTERMATH. I TRIED NOT TO PANIC BECAUSE THE GUY LOOKED LIKE HE WAS HAVING THE WORST PAIN HE’S EVER EXPERIENCED. THAT INTIMACY. STUDENT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. UNFORTUNATE. HE WAS A STUDENT ATHLETE. LIKE I SAID, ALL I HEARD HIM SAY WAS MUCH PAIN. HE WAS IN AND AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS A CAREER ENDING INJURY FOR HIM. JOSEPH TOLD US HE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE 19 YEAR OLD WHO DIED UNTIL HE GOT UP TO HIS DORM. ONE OF MY ROOMMATES, LIKE FRIENDS, TOLD ME THAT IF YOU LOOK OUTSIDE THE WINDOW, YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER INCIDENT OF SHOOTING RIGHT OUTSIDE IN CORONADO PARKING LOT. THE INVESTIGATION STILL ONGOING WHILE THE STUDENTS ON CAMPUS STILL IN SHOCK. FEAR, ANXIETY. JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE’S FIRST TIME SEEING THIS. AND IT’S JUST UNFORTUNATE. NOW, WE ARE STILL WORKING TO CONFIRM THE NAMES OF THE TWO STUDENTS WHO WERE SHOTS AND WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THIS INVESTIGATION. BUT NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE SAY THERE IS NO. ACTIVE, CURRENT ACTIVE THREAT TO THIS COMMUNITY. LIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE, ANGEL SAUCEDO, KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS ANGEL, THANK YOU. POLICE ALSO LOOKING FOR TWO PEOPLE WHO LEFT THE AREA GOING EAST, WEARING ALL BLACK. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, COLLAB, QUIRKY CRIME STOPPERS

1 killed, 1 injured in shooting on University of New Mexico campus

Updated: 4:37 AM CST Nov 20, 2022

Two people shot during an altercation on the University of New Mexico campus early Saturday were students from rival schools, officials said. Here’s what to know about the shooting. What happened? A 19-year-old was killed and a 21-year-old was hospitalized following the shooting on UNM’s main campus in Albuquerque, according to a press release from the New Mexico State Police.State police identified the 19-year-old as a University of New Mexico student and the 21-year-old as a student at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.The shooting happened hours before a scheduled men’s basketball game at UNM between the cross-state rival schools. The game was postponed in the wake of the shooting.Neither victim has been identified and state police haven’t provided information on the survivor’s condition. Are there any suspects?Police are searching for two people who fled the area wearing all black clothing. Police have not said whether or not the two people are suspects in the shooting.No charges have been filed in the case as of Saturday night.”This investigation is in the very preliminary stages as investigators and crime scene agents work to process the evidence and identify witnesses to learn what lead up to the shooting,” NMSP said Saturday.”NMSP does not believe there is an ongoing threat to the community concerning this incident.”

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

Two people shot during an altercation on the University of New Mexico campus early Saturday were students from rival schools, officials said.

Here’s what to know about the shooting.

What happened?

A 19-year-old was killed and a 21-year-old was hospitalized following the shooting on UNM’s main campus in Albuquerque, according to a press release from the New Mexico State Police.

State police identified the 19-year-old as a University of New Mexico student and the 21-year-old as a student at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.

The shooting happened hours before a scheduled men’s basketball game at UNM between the cross-state rival schools. The game was postponed in the wake of the shooting.

Neither victim has been identified and state police haven’t provided information on the survivor’s condition.

Are there any suspects?

Police are searching for two people who fled the area wearing all black clothing. Police have not said whether or not the two people are suspects in the shooting.

No charges have been filed in the case as of Saturday night.

“This investigation is in the very preliminary stages as investigators and crime scene agents work to process the evidence and identify witnesses to learn what lead up to the shooting,” NMSP said Saturday.

“NMSP does not believe there is an ongoing threat to the community concerning this incident.”