Sandy MaloneAlbuquerque, NM – Albuquerque police said at least one person was shot at West Mesa High School on Friday morning.
The incident occurred on Feb. 25 near the east end of the high school’s football field, near 64th Street and Fortuna, Inside Eko reported.
The first officers who arrived on the scene said they found a person who was suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds.
A witness told KOAT that he saw an injured student on the ground at the scene.
He said that he saw first responders rush to the student and try to resuscitate him.
Police have confirmed that someone has been shot but have not yet released any additional details, nor have they confirmed that the victim was a student, KRQE reported.
Neither the identity nor the medical condition of the person who was shot have been released.
The school was put into a shelter-in-place status after the incident and had just started posting updates to social media to provide parents with information about where they could pick up their students when they suddenly changed it up and asked parents to wait.
WMHS families are being asked to pick up their students from the school as soon as they can. Please enter the school from the west on Fortuna.
— APS (@ABQschools) February 25, 2022
UPDATE: Delayed Pickup
Police have asked that West Mesa High School remain in a shelter in place due to an investigation of a shooting near the school. Families will need to wait until the shelter in place is lifted to pick up their students. We apologize for the inconvenience.
— APS (@ABQschools) February 25, 2022
The shelter-in-place was lifted again a few minutes later and seemed to be causing much confusion.
Police have not said whether there are any suspects or if there have been any arrests.
#BREAKING: @ABQPOLICE are responding to a shooting with injuries NEAR West Mesa High School in #ABQ. @ABQschools is asking parents to pick up students, enter from the west on Fortuna & exit going east on Glen Rio. @krqe
— Gabrielle Burkhart (@gburkNM) February 25, 2022
Follow @BriWilsonKOB and @KOB4 for developments on shooting AT West Mesa High School. Parents are asked to pick up their students now. @ABQschools is planning a news conference shortly.
— Chris Ramirez (@KOBChrisRamirez) February 25, 2022
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