A shooting at a dormitory complex on the University of New Mexico campus early Friday left one person dead and another injured, triggering a lockdown and a manhunt for the suspect.
The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. at the Casas del Rio student housing facility, where campus police found two people with gunshot wounds. One was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
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Authorities have not yet identified the victims or released a description of the suspect. The university issued an alert soon after the shooting, followed by a shelter-in-place advisory around 6 a.m. as multiple law enforcement agencies launched an investigation and searched the campus.
Located in central Albuquerque, the university enrolls approximately 23,000 students during the academic year. Orientation events for incoming students were ongoing in preparation for the fall semester, set to begin in about three weeks.