Police said there were multiple civilian victims, two police officers wounded, and several schools put in lockdown.
Police said two officers were shot and several people were killed, including the shooter in a mass shooting in Farmington, New Mexico.At least three people are dead and several others, including two police officers, were injured Monday in a northwestern New Mexico community before authorities shot and killed the suspect, police said.
The statement also said two officers, including one of its own and a State Police officer, were wounded and were in stable condition at the San Juan Regional Medical Center. The shooting led to"preventative lockdowns" of the Farmington Municipal Schools at the request of police, the school district said. The lockdowns were lifted Monday afternoon.After Texas mass shooting, faith leaders call for action after prayersHank Shirley who lives near the scene of the shooting, said he was home watching television when he heard a series of gunshots around 11 a.m. which he described as a prolonged gun battle.
Middle school teacher Nick Akins, whose home is on a street near the crime scene that police locked down, described the neighborhood as a mostly a great place to live, with a mix of family homes, short-term rental apartments, and churches. Seeing Farmington in the national spotlight for yet another mass shooting, particularly one that occurred on his street, was surreal for him.
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