4:03 PM ET
Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The New Mexico State-New Mexico men's hoops crippled scheduled for Saturday was postponed aft a 19-year-old antheral was killed and a 21-year-old antheral was wounded successful a predawn shooting astatine the University of New Mexico field successful Albuquerque.
The shooting took spot astatine astir 3 a.m. Saturday and the wounded antheral was taken to a infirmary for attraction of unspecified injuries, constabulary said. His information was not instantly disclosed.
Albuquerque constabulary called the shooting "a singular incident" and not a menace to different students connected campus.
"This is not an progressive shooter," the section said.
The assemblage issued alerts overnight notifying the field assemblage that the shooting happened adjacent Alvarado Hall, a pupil dormitory.
University and Albuquerque constabulary are investigating the shooting. State constabulary said the probe was successful the preliminary stages, but that authorities did not judge determination was an ongoing menace to the community.
Steve Kirkland, University of New Mexico diversion director, said successful a connection that officials from some schools decided to postpone the evening hoops game.
"Our thoughts are with each of those impacted by this tragedy," the connection said, adding that details would beryllium released aboriginal astir rescheduling the crippled and refunds.
The Rio Grande Rivalry matchup betwixt the Lobos (3-0) and the Aggies (1-1) had been scheduled for 7 p.m. ET astatine The Pit, wherever the diversion section said much than 13,000 tickets had been sold.
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