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Monday 28 July 2025
Suspect arrested after University of New Mexico dorm shooting

leaves 1 dead

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRY- without bond and remain Four people, including the
AN and MATTHEW BROWN in custody until his condi- suspect, were playing vid-
Associated Press tions of release are deter- eo games inside a dorm
(AP) — A shooting early Fri- mined by the district court. room belonging to one of
day at a University of New It was unclear whether them when the shooting
Mexico dormitory killed a Fuentes has legal repre- began, Joseph Silva, chief
14-year-old boy, wounded sentation. Police said they of the University of New
a 19-year-old and prompt- did not have any informa- Mexico Police Department,
ed the evacuation of hun- tion on the suspect's rep- said at a news conference.
dreds of students and a resentation. New Mexico The 14-year-old was fatally
campuswide search for Law Offices of the Public shot, and the others fled
the suspect, who has since Defender will be looking at the room, Weisler said. A
been taken into custody. the case and getting Fuen- 19-year-old male sought
University officials lifted a tes a legal representation treatment at a hospital and
shelter in place order late team as soon as possible if said he was shot on cam-
Friday afternoon, saying Authorities investigate a deadly shooting at Casas del Rio (Gila), he needs its representation, pus.
there was still an active in- a student housing center at the University of New Mexico Central said spokesperson Maggie Authorities were investigat-
vestigation and that the Campus. early Friday, July 25, 2025 in Albuquerque, N.M. Shepard. An email was left ing why the suspect fired
main campus in Albuquer- (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) with the public defender a gun, Weisler said. Police
que would remain closed. New Mexico State Police first-degree murder, aggra- representing Fuentes dur- were working with prosecu-
They said students were Chief Troy Weisler said of- vated battery, aggravated ing his arraignment Satur- tors to draft charging doc-
allowed to eat at the din- ficers took a male suspect assault and tampering with day. uments, he said. q
ing hall and return to their into custody about 2:30 evidence, according to
dorms but otherwise should p.m. John Fuentes, 18, was the New Mexico State Po-
avoid the crime scene. booked on the charges of lice. Fuentes will be held Passengers flee smoking jet on
emergency slide after apparent

landing gear problem at Denver
airport

Passengers wait in a security line at Denver International Airport
on Feb. 22, 2023.
(AP Photo/Thomas Peipert, File)
By The Associated Press and small children. Some
(AP) — Passengers slid passengers, including at
down an emergency slide least one adult carrying a
of a smoking jet at Denver young child, tripped at the
International Airport due end of the slide and fell onto
to a possible problem with the concrete runway. Pas-
the plane's landing gear, sengers were then taken to
authorities said. the terminal by bus.
American Airlines Flight 3023 One of the passengers was
reported a “possible landing taken to a hospital with a mi-
gear incident” during its de- nor injury, American Airlines
parture from Denver on Sat- said in its statement. Five
urday afternoon, the Federal people were evaluated for
Aviation Administration said. injuries at the scene but did
The problem involved an not require hospitalization,
aircraft tire, the Fort Worth, Denver International Airport
Texas-based company said officials said.
in a statement. “About halfway to takeoff
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 car- speed, we hear a big bang
rying 173 passengers and six and a pop,” passenger
crew members was on its Shaun Williams told KUSA-
way to Miami International TV. “The pilot immediately
Airport, American said. started abort procedures for
Video aired by local me- taking off. You could feel him
dia showed people sliding start to hit the brakes.”
down the inflatable chute Firefighters extinguished a
near the front of the plane fire on the aircraft, the Den-
while clutching luggage ver Fire Department said. q