Authorities have released more information about a deadly shooting in a student housing complex at the University of New Mexico, saying they believe the violence broke out while four people were playing video games.
A 14-year-old boy was killed and an 18-year-old is in custody. University police responded to an alarm at one of the Albuquerque campus' buildings at about 1:36 a.m. on July 25 and discovered broken windows and what appeared to be blood on the scene, New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler said at news conference on the evening of July 25.
About an hour later, the University of New Mexico Hospital reported that a 19-year-old man came in to seek treatment for a gunshot wound, saying he had been shot on campus. During a sweep of nearby buildings, authorities discovered the 14-year-old boy dead in a dorm room in the Casas del Rio housing complex. Authorities aren't aware of any other injured, Police Chief Joe Silva said.
About 400 students were on campus and staying in dorms for new student orientation at the time of the shooting, according to Steve Carr, a university spokesperson.
Investigators believe four people, including the student the dorm room belonged to, were playing video games, UNM Silva said.
