A teenager with two pistols and a rifle fired on the street in New Mexico

On May 15, an 18-year-old shooter killed three people and injured six in Farmington, New Mexico. He used three types of firearms, reports CNN.

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Among the injured was a New Mexico State Police officer who himself drove to the medical facility and was still there on the evening of May 15.

Another Farmington officer was wounded and discharged from the hospital.

San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington has seen seven patients, spokeswoman Laura Werbner said. She declined to comment on their condition.

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“It’s difficult to understand what happened,” Police Chief Stebbe said. “But we are doing everything we can to gather evidence and speak with family members of the suspect to determine a motive.”

What is known

The shooter appeared to be targeting random victims as he roamed the area. He used at least three handguns, including an AR-15 type rifle, to shoot at houses, cars and other targets before police shot him dead, reports CNN.

The AR-15 type rifle is the weapon of choice for American mass shooters who have been involved in recent high-profile assassinations.

The crime scene is "large and complex" and it will take time to figure out what happened, Stebbe said. Authorities have not identified either the victims or the shooter.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she is praying for the victims and their families and directed the state to support the city and county's investigations.

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“While details about this incident continue to emerge, it serves as yet another reminder of how gun violence destroys lives every day in our state and our country,” the statement said. “This administration will not stop fighting the epidemic of gun violence from every angle possible.”

“We are a resilient community, a community that takes care of each other,” Farmington Mayor Nate Duckett said. “In the face of adversity, we must stand together, comfort each other, and make a determined effort to heal these wounds so that we can emerge stronger and not allow this act of violence to define us.”

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About 46 people live in Farmington, which is in northwestern New Mexico, south of the Colorado state line. It is about 400 km northwest of Albuquerque and about 240 km from the Four Corners area, where the borders of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah intersect.

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