Three individuals have been killed and 14 extra have been injured in a mass capturing at a New Mexico park on Friday evening, officers mentioned.
The capturing occurred at about 10 p.m. at Younger Park, police in Las Cruces within the southern a part of the state mentioned on Saturday. The deceased victims have been two 19-year-old males and a 16-year-old boy. The injured ranged in age from 16 to 36 years outdated.
“Right now, police haven’t made any arrests for this incident however are actively following a number of leads,” police mentioned in an announcement on social media. Police urged any potential witnesses to submit video footage of the capturing or of individuals with weapons.
Police did not say what the situations of the injured have been.
“This was a heinous act of violence that may go away our metropolis mourning,” Johana Bencomo, Las Cruces mayor professional tem and metropolis councilor for District 4, mentioned in a social media publish.
The realm across the park was closed early Saturday as native, state and federal regulation enforcement businesses investigated.
Video posted on social media confirmed individuals scrambling for security amid the sound of gunfire. One other video confirmed a girl wailing in agony over one of many victims.
“My coronary heart goes out to the Las Cruces group & everybody who misplaced somebody or has a cherished one within the hospital due to this mindless mass capturing,” mentioned Deb Haaland, former secretary of the inside and candidate for New Mexico governor.
Witnesses informed the New York Instances that about 200 individuals have been on the park for a month-to-month gathering of automotive lovers the place drivers confirmed off their modified sports activities vehicles. When the capturing broke out, witnesses informed the Instances the bullets appeared to fly all over the place.
“They only began capturing and so they simply began working round all people,” 20-year-old Angel Legaspy informed the outlet.
USA TODAY has reached out to the Las Cruces Police Division for extra data.
Contributing: El Paso Instances