NM - Multiple people shot, at least 3 dead, including suspect - Farmington, 15 May 2023

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https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/us/farmington-new-mexico-shooting/index.html
Multiple people were shot and at least three killed in a shooting in Farmington, New Mexico, police said in a Facebook post.

Officers were involved in a shooting with a suspect, who was killed on scene, police said. Two officers were shot and are being treated for their injuries in the hospital, but are in stable condition.

“The suspect’s identity is unknown and there are no other known threats at this time,” police said in the post.

There was no immediate information on where the shooting occurred.

 

[EyeCandy]

any further reports? I can not find anything

 

[JennieM]

The motive for the shooting remained unclear. Chief Crum said it was not immediately known whether the suspect had any criminal history, or why he was in the neighborhood.

The shooting is being investigated by the Farmington Police Department, San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and the New Mexico State Police. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms also responded, its Phoenix field office said.

“There are no other known threats at this time,” the police said.

Farmington Municipal Schools were placed under a preventive lockdown after 11 a.m., which was lifted about two hours later, the school system said.

New Mexico Shooter’s Victims Included 97-Year-Old and Her Daughter, Police Say

The shooter, Beau Wilson, 18, a high school student who fired at random, killed three people before he was fatally shot by the police in Farmington, N.M., the authorities said.

www.nytimes.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“There were no schools, no churches, no individuals targeted,” he said, adding the shooter appeared to fire at what “entered his head.”

“We are a resilient community, a community that cares for each other,” Duckett said. “In the face of adversity, we must stand together, comfort one another, and make a determined effort to heal these wounds so we can emerge stronger and not allow this act of violence to define us.”

About 46,400 people live in Farmington, which is in northwestern New Mexico, just south of the Colorado state line. It is about 150 miles northwest of Albuquerque and about 50 miles from the Four Corners area where the borders of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah intersect.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/us/farmington-new-mexico-shooting/index.html

 

[chipwhitley]

doesn't seem like there's a lot of info out about this one

 

[sds71]

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[imstilla.grandma]

The victims, identified as Melody Ivie, 73; Shirley Volta, 79; and Gwendolyn Schofield, 98, are the latest Americans to fall prey to gun violence as they carry out everyday tasks, including grocery shopping, attending school and going to work.

“The amount of violence and brutality that these innocent people faced is something that is unconscionable to me,” Farmington Deputy Police Chief Kyle Dowdy said in a news conference Tuesday. “To kill three innocent elderly women that were just absolutely in no position to defend themselves is always going to be a tragedy.”

The shooter, high school student Beau Adam Wilson, was wielding three weapons, including an AR-style rifle, as he roamed more than a quarter of a mile, appearing to randomly fire at “whatever entered his head to shoot at,” Police Chief Steve Hebbe said Monday.

Six people, including two police officers who were shot, were treated at a local hospital and released, Farmington Deputy Chief Baric Crum said Tuesday. Several others, including some who were injured by exploding glass, were treated and released on the scene, he said.

“This incident appears to be purely random and had no specific targets or motives that we can identify at this time,” Dowdy said, reiterating that the investigation is still underway.

At least 150 shell casings have been found across the sprawling scene, according to Dowdy, though it is currently unclear how many of those were fired by the gunman. The four police officers who stopped the attacker fired 16 times, authorities said.

Farmington Police Sgt. Rachel Discenza was wounded in the exchange of fire with the assailant and New Mexico State Police officer Andreas Stamatiadas was shot as he arrived at the scene, Crum said.

Authorities are still investigating how the shooter came to possess the firearms, which were all legally purchased, but believe two were owned by a family member, Dowdy said. Wilson, who turned 18 in October, purchased the third gun in November, he said.

Dowdy added that some family members interviewed by law enforcement expressed concerns about Wilson’s mental health, but the deputy chief noted it is unclear whether the shooter had been diagnosed with any issues.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/17/us/farmington-new-mexico-shooting-motive-wednesday/index.html

 

[KooshBall]

Living 98, 78, and 73 years, only to die by a maniac with a gun. Some family expressed mental health concerns yet he still was allowed access to family members guns, and allowed to purchase one legally. It's all so sad and sickening.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

A quiet Monday morning in a Farmington neighborhood quickly turned chaotic when a Farmington High School student, Beau Wilson, unleashed havoc on his community. Friday, the Farmington Police Department released all of its video evidence from the May 15 mass shooting that killed three people.

According to police, not all of the responding officers had body cameras assigned to them that day because they were either on their way to lunch or because of their specific duties. A Ring doorbell camera captures the 18-year-old firing round after round from his home – ambushing people driving down his block. Wilson eventually ditches the AR-15 that he was using and walks down the street with two handguns.

Amidst the chaos, Wilson killed a mother and daughter, Melody Ivie and Gwendolyn Schofield. The mother-daughter pair had stopped to check on another woman, Wilson’s first victim, Shirley Voita. Voita had fallen out of her car after being shot. An earlier video, released by Farmington police, shows Voita’s empty car rolling down the street with the driver’s side door open.

Before the three women were killed, a New Mexico State Police officer was shot in the arm. Cell phone video captures Wilson spraying bullets at the officer as he drives by Wilson, who is standing outside of a Methodist church.

New video evidence released of what happened during the Farmington mass shooting

Warning: Some of the themes and videos in this piece contain graphic content FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – A quiet Monday morning in a Farmington neighborhood quickly turned chaotic when a Farming…

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