At least three killed and several wounded in New Mexico shooting

At least three people have been killed and several injured in a shooting in the U.S. town of Farmington (New Mexico, United States), in which the assailant was also killed in a confrontation with police.

“The identity of the suspect is not known and there are no other threats at this time,” the local police department said in a message on social media.

Among the injured are. two officerswho have been transported to a local hospital and are in stable condition.

So far in 2023, there have been a total of 224 “mass shootings”which the organization defines as an incident in which 4 or more people are affected, not counting the aggressor, according to the group Gun Violence Archive, which monitors gun violence in the country. In addition, according to their data, nearly 2,000 people have been killed by gunfire. in 2023.