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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Police accidental 2 radical are successful custody aft three radical were killed and 15 others injured successful a shooting astatine a parkland successful Las Cruces, New Mexico, connected Friday.
Police and occurrence crews arrived conscionable aft 10 p.m. Friday to a chaotic country astatine the godforsaken city's Young Park, wherever an unauthorized car amusement had drawn astir 200 people, constabulary said successful a quality conference. Gunshot victims ranging successful property from 16 to 36 were treated determination oregon taken to hospitals.
The dormant were identified arsenic 16-year-old Andrew Madrid, 18-year-old Jason Gomez, and 19-year-old Dominick Estrada, constabulary said. Madrid and Gomez died astatine the country portion Estrada died from his injuries astatine the hospital.
Las Cruces Fire Chief Michael Daniels said 11 patients were sent to 3 section hospitals oregon to the University Medical Center of El Paso, the determination trauma center. As of Saturday, helium said, 7 victims were successful El Paso, 4 had been treated and released and the conditions of the different 4 were not known.
Between 50 and 60 handgun casings were scattered crossed a wide swath of the park, Police Chief Jeremy Story said, suggesting aggregate shooters and aggregate weapons among 2 groups whose “ill will” toward each different are believed to person led to the shootings. Several others were injured successful the crossfire, helium said.
Las Cruces Police accidental 20-year-old Tomas Rivas and a 17-year-old boy, who is not being identified owed to his juvenile status, person been taken into custody implicit their alleged involvement.
Both are charged with 3 unfastened counts of murder, according to an announcement from police. Additional charges are pending.
Rivas volition beryllium booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center wherever helium volition initially beryllium held without bond. The juvenile volition beryllium remanded to the juvenile detention facility.
Crime country portion blocks disconnected Young Park aft Friday night's fatal shooting successful Las Cruces, N.M., connected Saturday, March 22, 2025. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Las Cruces constabulary analyse Friday night's fatal shooting that occurred astatine Young Park successful Las Cruces, N.M., connected Saturday, March 22, 2025. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Evidence markers are shown successful the parking batch astatine Young Park aft Friday night's fatal shooting successful Las Cruces, N.M., connected Saturday, March 22, 2025. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Crime country technicians analyse the parking batch astatine Young Park aft Friday night's fatal shooting successful Las Cruces, N.M., connected Saturday, March 22, 2025. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Crime country technicians look implicit the Young Park parking batch aft a wide shooting overnight, Saturday, March 22, 2025 successful Las Cruces, N.M. (Justin Garcia/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Young Park remained closed arsenic of Saturday nighttime arsenic constabulary continued gathering grounds from the scene. Nearby roads besides stay closed to done traffic. Police did not accidental erstwhile they would reopen.
Law enforcement partners are continuing their probe and are actively pursuing aggregate leads. LCPD is receiving assistance from the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, New Mexico State Police, the Third Judicial District Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico has established a fundraising inaugural to assistance victims and their families. Information connected the Las Cruces Crisis Action Fund tin beryllium recovered by clicking here.
Las Cruces sits connected the borderline of the Chihuahuan Desert on the Rio Grande successful confederate New Mexico, astir 40 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
