New Mexico: Multiple arrests after mass shooting leaves three teens dead at unauthorised car show
A 20-year-old man and two teens have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with a shooting at a park in New Mexico that left three people dead and 15 others hurt.
Tomas Rivas and a 17-year-old male were taken into custody on Saturday evening and a second 17-year-old male was arrested on Sunday morning, according to a statement from the city of Las Cruces.
Each could face a murder charge and additional charges were pending, the statement said.
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Nine male and six female gunshot victims ranging in age from 16 to 36 were treated there or taken to hospitals.
Andrew Madrid, 16, and Jason Gomez, 18, died at the scene and Dominick Estrada, 19, died later at a hospital.
Between 50 and 60 handgun casings were scattered across a wide swathe of the park, Police Chief Jeremy Story said on Saturday, suggesting there were multiple shooters and multiple weapons.
Las Cruces sits on the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert along the Rio Grande in southern New Mexico, about 70km from the US-Mexico border.
