3 People Killed by New Mexico Gunman Who Shot and Wounded 2 Officers, Police Say

3 People Killed by New Mexico Gunman Who Shot and Wounded 2 Officers, Police Say
Investigators work along a residential street following a deadly shooting in Farmington, N.M., on May 15, 2023. Susan Montoya Bryan/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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FARMINGTON, N.M.—Three people were killed and two police officers were among at least seven people injured Monday when an 18-year-old opened fire in a northwestern New Mexico community before law enforcement fatally shot the suspect, authorities said.

The shootings occurred around 11 a.m. in Farmington, a city of about 50,000 people near the Utah state line that is a supply line and bedroom community to the region’s oil and natural gas industry.