Three killed and many injured in shooting in residential area of ​​New Mexico, attackers also killed in encounter

At least three people have died and several others were injured in a shooting Monday (May 15, 2023) in Farmington, New Mexico. Similar incidents were seen in Florida and Las Vegas this month. This is the third shooting incident in the US in the month of May. Now three people have died in a shooting in New Mexico.

AP News quoted police as saying that the suspect was shot dead at the scene. An 18-year-old gunman shot dead three people and wounded six others, including two officers, in a northwestern New Mexico city on Monday. This incident is from a residential area of ​​New Mexico.

At the same time, 26 people have died in another incident in Mexico. A van and a cargo truck collided on a highway in northern Mexico on Sunday, killing 26 people. Prosecutors and police in the northern border state of Tamaulipas said the vehicle towing the cargo truck was not found at the scene, suggesting the driver may have detached it from the cargo trailer and fled.

Officials said the accident happened on a highway near the state capital Ciudad Victoria. Investigation is on to ascertain the cause of the incident. Local media reported that many of the dead could be members of the same family who were returning from somewhere, but officials have not confirmed this. Mexico has had a high number of deaths in similar accidents in the past, which have often been blamed on overcrowded vehicles linked to smuggling.