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- One person is dead and another wounded after an early morning shooting at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque
- The identities of the suspect and their victims were not publicly released
- “What happened last night is just crazy, cause I mean, I’m still trying to get used to the environment over here,” a university freshman told reporters
A suspect is reportedly in custody after a shooting at the University of New Mexico left one person dead and another injured.
On Friday, July 25, UNM informed students that the Albuquerque school was still part of “an active crime scene on the central corridor of the central campus” following a shelter-in-place issued earlier in the day.
“Evacuation is not mandatory. Dorm students will be able to eat in La Posada and return to their dorm rooms. Please avoid the crime scene shown in the attached image and follow the directions of officers on scene,” the college said in a final emergency update shared to their website at 4:14 p.m. local time.
U.S. Marshals in Los Lunas arrested the suspect that afternoon, KOB 4 reported. Neither the suspect nor the two victims were identified.
The UNM Police Department responded to a report of gunshots at the Casas del Rio student housing complex that morning, according to the outlet. The shooting took place around 3:00 a.m. local time Friday morning, KRQE added, citing a Lobo Alert.
However, students in the Gila building said they heard about “four or five shots” just before midnight and sheltered in place, KOB 4 reported.
The UNM Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
“I just heard like three pops, three loud pops, and then, uh, we thought it was like gunshots or something, so then we checked out the window and then, like, we just seen like random people running around,” Jubilee Tasi, a freshman from Seattle told KRQE. “We heard another popping, and then after that, we were just confused on what was going on, so we just called it a night, and then I went to sleep.”
The student said they’d been watching a movie with friends at the time of the shooting, and also said they hadn’t witnessed any other disturbances since moving in on June 13.
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“What happened last night is just crazy, cause I mean, I’m still trying to get used to the environment over here, so for that to happen it’s just kinda crazy,” Tasi said.
President Garnett Stokes shared a message to the school’s social media channels saying “law enforcement confirmed that multiple shots were fired in the early morning in our Casas del Rio student housing.”
“The shooting resulted in the death of one individual and the injury of another, who is currently being cared for at a local hospital. The identities of both the deceased and the injured individual have not yet been released,” Stokes continued in the lengthy post, which was one of several updates.
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School officials urged students and staff to “Continue to monitor your UNM email, text messages, and LoboGuardian for real-time updates.” The university also said multiple law enforcement agencies were present and actively investigating.
