According to a Sunday release from the New Mexico State police, a New Mexico State basketball player shot and killed a University of New Mexico student after being lured to the school by four other New Mexico students.
The shooting that led to the postponement of Saturday's New Mexico State-New Mexico rivalry game in Albuquerque was the result of a shooting by a 19-year-old New Mexico student. According to the police, Peake used a gun he owned to shoot and kill the man.
The man died on the scene.
The University of New Mexico said in a statement that Peake was in stable condition.
The three other attackers, a male and two females, all fled after the shooting.
According to a New Mexico State police statement, agents later learned that the 21-year-old victim was lured to the UNM campus by a 17-year-old female and two of the UNM students.
The female has been charged with battery and conspiracy.
Peake was taken to a hospital.
Peake was called a victim by the New Mexico State police.
A statement by New Mexico State called the incident "heartbreaking" and said men's basketball staffers had stayed in Albuquerque as the program continues to work through the tragic incident. The University of New Mexico will offer counseling to all students.
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