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Video and 911 calls played by police detail chaos from deadly shooting in New Mexico • Mar. 25, 2025, 9:28 PM ET (AP)
Prosecutors say evidence is 'strong' against suspects in New Mexico park shooting that killed 3 • Mar. 24, 2025, 7:24 PM ET (AP)
Arrests in shooting that killed 3 and hurt 15 at a park in Las Cruces, New Mexico • Mar. 23, 2025, 11:22 PM ET (AP)
Fatal shooting in New Mexico park casts pall over Legislature and its ability to contain crime • Mar. 22, 2025, 9:17 PM ET (AP)
3 killed and 15 hurt in a shooting at a park in New Mexico’s Las Cruces • Mar. 22, 2025, 8:52 PM ET (AP)

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