EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man is dead and another person is injured after an officer-involved shooting Thursday morning, May 8, across from Lynn Middle School in Las Cruces, according to the Las Cruces Police Department.
Police say the shooting happened at around 6:30 a.m. Thursday at the 900 block of Walnut Street, which is located across Lynn Middle School.
A man died, and another person suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the shooting.
The officer who was involved in the shooting was not injured and was placed on administrative leave, which is a standard procedure, police said.
“The investigation is in its early stages, so details of what occurred are not yet known. Additional information will be made public at an appropriate time and as the investigation warrants,” police said.
Police say the shooting did not happen at the school campus, and a portion of Walnut Street will be closed to traffic as the investigation is ongoing.
Lynn Middle School will have bus and parent drop-off on the northwest side of the school, near the gymnasium, with access from Nevada Avenue.
Aside from the police department, the Officer-involved Incident Task Force is investigating the shooting, which consists of New Mexico State Police, the Las Cruces Police Department, Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office, and New Mexico State University Police.
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