New Mexico State coach Greg Heiar said he feared possible retaliation in the aftermath of a fatal shooting that involved one of his players, according to New Mexico State Police body camera footage released to ESPN on Friday.
Heiar spoke with New Mexico State Police officer David Esquibel hours after Aggies junior forward Mike Peake shot and killed Brandon Travis, a University of New Mexico student, on Nov. 19 at a dorm on the UNM campus in what state police have called a self-defense incident. Heiar told Esquibel that he was concerned for the safety of his family and his players but promised the officer, "If I hear anything, I will call right away.