The suspect in a shooting at a student housing complex at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque early Friday that left one person dead and another wounded has been arrested, authorities say.
U.S. Marshals arrested the suspected shooter at an apartment complex in Los Lunas, New Mexico, about 25 south of Albuquerque, the Valencia County Sheriff’s Office said.
No other information about the suspect was provided but authorities were expected to give a news conference later Friday.
The person who was wounded in the shooting had injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, the university said earlier.
Casa Del Rio housing complex on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M.
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The university initially issued a shelter-in-place, which lasted much of the day. By Friday afternoon local time, the university said there was “still an active crime scene” in the central part of the campus, but that the shelter-in-place order had been lifted. The central campus remained closed, the university said.
The sun shines through the tree’s on the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque, May 16, 2021.
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New Mexico State Rep. Marianna Anaya said new student orientation was underway this week.
“Waking this morning to the news of this act of violence has shaken the entire UNM community,” she said in a statement. “It is especially heartbreaking that this occurred during the time of a new student orientation — a time when students and their families should be filled with hope, excitement, and a sense of possibility.”
She added, “This heartbreaking incident is yet another reminder of the urgent need to address gun violence and historical trauma in our state.”
