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NMSU basketball player involved in fatal shooting suspended from team

New Mexico State Aggie basketball player Mike Peake has been suspended indefinitely stemming from his involvement in the Nov. 19 shooting on the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque.

“Mike Peake is indefinitely suspended from basketball activities,” NMSU Athletic Director Mario Moccia said, referring specifically to the 21-year-old power forward’s status on the team, but not as a student at NMSU. “There is a university discipline process that is under a more protected category that can’t really be (commented on) to the general public.”

Until Monday, NMSU had not spoken publicly about any specific discipline for Peake related to the Nov.