A suspect was arrested Friday in a shooting that left one person dead and another injured at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and prompted a shelter-in-place order, officials said. John Fuentes, 18, was arrested by state police officers at a traffic stop around 2:30 p.m. Friday, said Troy Weisler, chief of the New Mexico State Police.

An 18-year-old suspect is in custody after an early Friday morning shooting at University of New Mexico student housing left a 14-year-old boy dead and injured another person during orientation week,

The New Mexico State Police said on Friday, July 25, 2025, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was requested to investigate a shooting at Mesa Vista Hall at the University of New Mexico Campus in Albuquerque,