New Mexico

Mass shooting
May 16, 2023

18-Year-Old Gunman Kills 3, Wounds 6 in New Mexico Before Police Shoot Him Down

A heavily armed 18-year-old New Mexico man opened fire in Farmington, in the state’s northwest corner, Monday morning, killing three people and injuring several others before he was confronted and killed. Farmington Police Chief Steve Hebbe provided a video update late Monday night, saying investigators believe there was only “one suspect that we were able …

Celebrity
March 29, 2023

DA Steps Aside, Names New Special Prosecutors for ‘Rust’ Movie Shooting Cases

New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies has appointed new special prosecutors to handle the manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin and movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed after a judge told her earlier this week she could either name new attorneys or handle the case on her own, but not both. Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed are …

Court
March 14, 2023

Special Prosecutor in Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Movie Shooting Case Steps Down

The special prosecutor picked by the Santa Fe district attorney to handle the criminal cases in the fatal “Rust” movie shooting announced Tuesday she was stepping down from the role. Actor and producer Alec Baldwin, charged with involuntary manslaughter in the on set shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021, had challenged Andrea Reeb’s …

Celebrity
March 9, 2023

Alec Baldwin’s Attorney: New Mexico ‘Destroyed’ Gun Used in ‘Rust’ Movie Shooting

At a mundane status hearing on the manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin and movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, Baldwin’s attorney noted to the court that the gun that fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins had been destroyed. Alex Spiro, Baldwin’s attorney, made the surprise announcement during the virtual hearing, Law and Crime reported. “I think I …

Celebrity
February 23, 2023

Alec Baldwin Enters Not Guilty Plea in ‘Rust’ Movie Shooting, Waives First Court Appearance

Actor Alec Baldwin pleaded not guilty Thursday to involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 on-set shooting that killed “Rust” movie cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza. Baldwin also filed a waiver to skip a court appearance scheduled for Friday, and New Mexico First Judicial District Judge Mary Marlowe Summer accepted the waiver and ordered …

Missing
January 29, 2023

Missing New Mexico Toddler Last Seen Headed Westbound on I-40 With Mother

Investigators in New Mexico are asking for help finding a 1-year-od boy who is believed to be traveling with his mother in a blue 2007 Saturn with an Arizona plate. The Ruidoso Police Department said that Paul “Oak” Mochen is 2 feet tall and 26 pounds with brown eyes and no hair. He was last …

Attempted Murder
January 17, 2023

Losing Political Candidate Arrested for Gunshots Fired at Multiple Officials’ Homes

A losing candidate for a state legislative office — who insisted without evidence that fraud caused him to lose by 48 percentage points — has been arrested and charged with four shootings at the homes of New Mexico elected officials between December 4 and January 3. Solomon Pena, running as a Republican, lost his bid …

AMBER Alert
December 22, 2022

Video: Passengers on City Bus Realize Missing Girl Is on Their Bus

Security video on an Albuquerque city bus shows the moment passengers got an Amber Alert about a missing child and realized the 5-year-old girl was on their bus. Oreyana Clinton had been reported missing 13 hours earlier after her father, Nicholas Clinton, showed up at a shelter, drunk and without his daughter. They’d last been …