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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Three radical were killed and 15 others were injured successful a shooting precocious Friday night, March 21 astatine Young Park successful Las Cruces, Las Cruces Police said.
A 19-year-old man, an 18-year-old antheral and a 16-year-old lad were killed.
Names of the deceased and those who were injured volition not beryllium released astatine this time, Las Cruces Police said.
The injured scope successful property from 16 years to 36 years, Las Cruces Police said.
At this time, constabulary person not made immoderate arrests for this incidental but are actively pursuing aggregate leads.
Police Chief Jeremy Story said that determination was an unsanctioned car amusement earlier the shooting. There was a confrontation betwixt 2 groups of radical which escalated and gunfire was exchanged, helium said.
There is simply a photograph of idiosyncratic holding an AR-15 firearm that is circulating connected societal media. That idiosyncratic has been interviewed and is not believed to beryllium involved, Story added.
Multiple weapon casings recovered astatine the country belonged to handguns and not a rifle, Story said.
Investigators are asking for video of immoderate portion of Friday’s shooting to beryllium uploaded to a unafraid site: https://bit.ly/4iO5s4U
Anyone with further accusation is asked to telephone constabulary astatine (575) 526-0795.
Las Cruces Police are receiving assistance connected this probe from the FBI, ATF, New Mexico State Police and the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office.
Police volition clasp a quality league astatine 11 a.m. Saturday successful Council Chambers astatine Las Cruces City Hall, 700 N. Main St. The quality league is for moving quality media only. The quality league volition beryllium livestreamed connected the City of Las Cruces YouTube channel.
Young Park and each roadways starring to the parkland are temporarily closed portion investigators behaviour their work.
