Three people were killed and two police officers were among at least seven people injured when an 18-year-old opened fire in New Mexico before law enforcement fatally shot the suspect, authorities said.
Investigators work along a residential street following a deadly shooting Monday, May 15, 2023, in Farmington, N.M. Authorities said an 18-year-old opened fire in the northwestern New Mexico community, killing multiple people and injuring others, before law enforcement fatally shot the suspect. Investigators work along a residential street following a deadly shooting Monday, May 15, 2023, in Farmington, N.M.
San Juan Regional Medical Center received seven injured people, including a Farmington police officer and a State Police officer. Roberta Rogers, a hospital spokesperson, would not comment on their status.Mayor Nate Duckett said in a statement that both had been shot but their injuries were not life-threatening.
“I went out to see because the lady was just lying in the road, and to figure just what the heck was going on,” Robledo said. He and others began to administer first aid.“We were telling , ‘He’s down there.’ … The cop just went straight into action,” Robledo said.“We’ve been doing yard work all last week. I just thank God that nobody was outside in front,” he said. “… Obviously, elderly people — he didn’t have no sympathy for them. Who’s to say he would have sympathy for a little kid.
Middle school teacher Nick Akins, whose home is on a street that police locked down, described the neighborhood as a mostly great place to live, with a mix of homes, short-term rental apartments and churches.
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