New Mexico mass shooting suspects arrested, victims identified

Police successful New Mexico accidental 2 suspects person been charged with 3 unfastened counts of execution pursuing a wide shooting astatine a parkland that near 3 dormant and 15 injured.

Tomas Rivas, 20, and a 17-year-old lad were arrested connected Saturday evening, Las Cruces Police said connected Facebook. The victims who died successful Friday evening's shooting astatine Young Park person been identified arsenic 16-year-old Andrew Madrid, 18-year-old Jason Gomez and 19-year-old Dominick Estrada.

Police accidental Madrid and Gomez died connected the scene, portion Estrada died aft being taken to a hospital. 

Fifteen victims, whose ages scope betwixt 16 and 36, were injured. Nine are antheral and six are female, constabulary said, adding that they volition not merchandise their names to "protect their privacy." Medical conditions of the surviving victims person not been released. 

3 DEAD, 15 INJURED IN NEW MEXICO SHOOTING, POLICE SAY

Tomas Rivas, 20, adjacent to the transgression country astatine Young Park successful Las Cruces, New Mexico. (Doña Ana County Detention Center)

"This calamity reminds america that it’s going to instrumentality each of america to proceed to travel unneurotic to code these senseless acts of violence," Democratic House Speaker Javier Martinez of Albuquerque said Saturday astatine the decision of an yearly legislative session, The Associated Press reported. 

The shooting took spot astir 10 p.m. during an unsanctioned car show. 

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Crime country technicians analyse the parking batch astatine Young Park aft Friday night's fatal shooting successful Las Cruces, New Mexico, connected Saturday, March 22, 2025. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal)

"The probe truthful acold reveals that determination was an altercation betwixt 2 groups of radical and that altercation escalated to gunfire betwixt some groups," Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story told reporters during a property briefing. 

Rivas was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center, wherever helium is presently being held without bond. The juvenile fishy was taken to the juvenile detention facility. Additional charges are pending against the two, constabulary say. 

Crime country portion and grounds markers tin beryllium seen successful a parking batch portion transgression country technicians look implicit the Young Park parking batch aft a wide shooting. (Justin Garcia/The Albuquerque Journal)

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Federal and authorities agencies are assisting the Las Cruces Police Department successful the continued probe of the shooting. 

A fundraiser has been acceptable up to assistance victims and their families. It tin beryllium recovered here. 

Fox News Digital's Rachel Wolf and The Associated Press contributed to this report.