/tags/gun-violence gun violence en-US Copyright Thu, 11 Sep 2025 23:28:43 GMT /local-news/2025-09-11/unm-students-split-on-kirk-dont-condone-assassination Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist, was fatally shot at Utah Valley University event Wednesday. The shooting quickly gained traction on social media, where folks from all sides of the aisle had things to say. 91°µÍř spoke with students Thursday at the University of New Mexico about how they're feeling. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 23:28:43 GMT /local-news/2025-09-11/unm-students-split-on-kirk-dont-condone-assassination Mia Casas /local-news/2025-08-27/american-children-more-access-firearms-bringing-to-school Last Thursday, five guns were found at three different high schools across Albuquerque, just two weeks into the new school year. So why are children feeling the need to bring firearms to school? Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:02:23 GMT /local-news/2025-08-27/american-children-more-access-firearms-bringing-to-school Mia Casas /local-news/2025-08-01/unm-officials-pledge-transparency-shooting A week after a 14-year-old was fatally shot in campus housing, University of New Mexico officials say they’re working to revamp policies to keep the community safer. Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:58:22 GMT /local-news/2025-08-01/unm-officials-pledge-transparency-shooting Megan Kamerick /local-news/2025-07-28/vigil-will-honor-14-year-old-killed-at-unm Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:12:20 GMT /local-news/2025-07-28/vigil-will-honor-14-year-old-killed-at-unm Megan Kamerick /local-news/2025-07-27/univeristy-new-mexico-shooting-gun-violence Early Friday morning a shooting at the University or New Mexico leaving one dead and another in critical care. The campus was in lockdown for over 10 hours. U.S. Marshals arrested the suspect Friday in Los Lunas. A student advocate with Everytown for Gun Safety talks about the impacts of the continuing violence on school campuses as the story develops. Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:39:49 GMT /local-news/2025-07-27/univeristy-new-mexico-shooting-gun-violence Taylor Velazquez /local-news/2025-07-27/teen-killed-in-unm-shooting-identified-in-court-docs Court documents identified the 14-year-old killed in a shooting at UNM as Michael Lamotte. Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:17:45 GMT /local-news/2025-07-27/teen-killed-in-unm-shooting-identified-in-court-docs Matthew Reisen /local-news/2025-07-26/state-police-arrest-man-in-fatal-shooting-of-14-year-old-in-unm-dorm Four young men were playing video games in a dorm room at the University of New Mexico early Friday morning when one of them opened fire on the others — killing a 14-year-old and wounding a 19-year-old. Sat, 26 Jul 2025 15:56:23 GMT /local-news/2025-07-26/state-police-arrest-man-in-fatal-shooting-of-14-year-old-in-unm-dorm Nakayla McClelland and Gillian Barkhurst /local-news/2025-07-25/unm-shooting-lockdown-suspect-arrested A shooting this morning at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque has left one person dead and another with non-life threatening injuries. New Mexico State Police lifted a shelter-in-place order that began at 5:30 a.m. just before 4 p.m. KOAT reported the U.S. Marshals arrested the shooting suspect in Los Lunas. Sat, 26 Jul 2025 00:22:41 GMT /local-news/2025-07-25/unm-shooting-lockdown-suspect-arrested Daniel Montaño, Megan Kamerick, Mia Casas /local-news/2024-05-06/gun-buyback-planned-in-santa-fe-amid-youth-violence-concerns Recent research suggests that gun buybacks don't reduce overall levels of violence, but advocates say that thousands of New Mexicans have brought along guns because they were worried about safety in their homes. Mon, 06 May 2024 23:10:23 GMT /local-news/2024-05-06/gun-buyback-planned-in-santa-fe-amid-youth-violence-concerns Alice Fordham /local-news/2024-01-08/nm-supreme-court-hears-arguments-on-public-health-order The New Mexico Supreme Court heard arguments Monday without issuing a ruling on Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public health order regarding gun violence and drug abuse. Detractors say the problems with the order go far beyond the well-publicized gun ban. Mon, 08 Jan 2024 23:37:06 GMT /local-news/2024-01-08/nm-supreme-court-hears-arguments-on-public-health-order Megan Myscofski