A 14-year-old is dead and another person is injured after an early morning shooting at a dormitory complex at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, authorities said Friday.
The suspect, an 18-year-old, has been taken into custody, New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler said during a news conference Friday night. An investigation is ongoing, and authorities said charges are forthcoming.
The incident took place at the school's Casas del Rio (Gila) student housing center, UNM President Garnett S. Stokes said in a statement. The injured victim is currently hospitalized.
Four people were playing video games in a dorm room when, "for reasons we're still investigating," the suspect began shooting a firearm and the other occupants in the room, Weisler said. The 14-year-old was fatally shot and was later found in the dorm room.
UNM said on social media that its central campus has been closed "out of an abundance of caution." Students have been asked to shelter in place, and multiple law enforcement agencies are on the scene, the university said.
Campus police said they received the report of gunshots "in the early morning hours" Friday. The school first posted about the incident at 3:27 a.m. local time.
Authorities investigate a deadly shooting at Casas del Rio (Gila), a student housing center at the University of New Mexico Central Campus, July 25, 2025, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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State Rep. Marianna Anaya said in a statement that the shooting occurred during new student orientation, "a time when students and their families should be filled with hope, excitement, and a sense of possibility."
"Instead, the sense of safety for students and residents across our city has been impacted," Anaya said. "Our youth, whether they are on or off campus, should not experience this kind of trauma."
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the campus police department.
The school is providing counseling services for students, faculty and staff, Stokes said. "I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and horrified by this act of violence in our campus community," she said. "Our thoughts and prayers go to the loved ones and friends of those lost and injured."
The University of New Mexico is a public university in Albuquerque. About 22,000 students are enrolled there.
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