A New Mexico State student-athlete was involved in the fatal shooting of a student from the University of New Mexico early Saturday, according to a school official.
New Mexico State chancellor Dan E. Arvizu confirmed Sunday that "one of our student athletes is now in the hospital following an altercation on the UNM campus." The 21-year-old man was wounded in the shootout and listed in stable condition at a hospital.
"We also know that another person has lost their life following that altercation. ... Some of our athletics personnel stayed behind in Albuquerque to be with our student athlete," Arvizu wrote in a letter to students, parents, employees, alumni and fans.