July 25 (UPI) — A suspect was arrested Friday after one person was killed and another injured in an early morning shooting at a University of New Mexico student housing complex in Albuquerque.
ABC News reported U.S. Marshals arrested the suspected shooter at an apartment complex in Los Lunas, which is 25 miles south of Albuquerque, the Valencia County Sheriff’s Office. KOAT-TV reported the person was arrested at 2:30 p.m.
The injured person has non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting that was reported at 3 a.m., according to a Lobo Alert at the Casas del Rio housing complex.
The university first posted an alert at 6:27 a.m. about the shooting
“Responding officers discovered two individuals had been shot. One victim is deceased, and the other sustained non-life-threatening injuries,” campus police said.
The victims were not identified.
At 1 p.m. local time, school officials began a “staged, tactical evacuation” of students and personnel.
For five hours, people were told to shelter in place. It was then lifted but “central campus remains closed. Evacuation is not necessary,” according to a post on X.
Multiple law enforcement agencies were on the scene.
A person on X expressed concern for those at New Student Orientation.
“We’re looking to ensure the safety of those on campus. NSO students have been directly communicated with, and operations like food services are currently being modified to accommodate them. We will continue to share updates here when they become available,” The campus X account replied.
More than 400 students were attending new student orientation and were staying in dormitories.
A “White Coat Ceremony” for incoming medical students, scheduled for Friday was canceled.
About 25,000 students attend the school in Albuquerque but the enrollment is much smaller during the summer.
“I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and horrified by this act of violence in our campus community,” Stokes said in a statement. “This is certainly a difficult moment, and it’s okay to feel overwhelmed, angry, or afraid.”
In November 2022, one student died and three campus visitors were injured at a campus housing building when students attempted to lure a New Mexico State University basketball player to campus and tied to assault him. Two men were sentenced for their roles in the incident.