A Thursday morning shooting at Aztec High School in Aztec, New Mexico is rapidly making headlines, as multiple sources conflict on the identity and the number of victims shot dead, according to People.
The San Juan County Sheriff’s office has confirmed the shooting at this time to People, but while it was initially believed that three students were shot dead in the shooting, the Albuquerque Journal reported at the time that San Juan County Sheriff Ken Christesen was not able to answer any additional questions, or if one of the three shot dead included the shooter.
According to the Journal, a Facebook post was made around 9 a.m. by the San Juan County Sheriff’s Department that the high school has been locked down and is being evacuated. No reports of any injured were made at the time.
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Department went live on Facebook about an hour ago, expressing that very limited information on the current situation could be released at this time.
CNN reported during an update to an original post that Aztec Police Chief Mike Heal says two people and a shooter were shot. Aztec Mayor Sally Burbridge confirmed that the shooter was shot down, CNN reported, and that there was no longer a threat to the community. The post has since then been updated twice, confirming the death of the shooter, although whether the shooter was a student or a visitor is still unknown.
The New Mexico State Police Twitter account released an update that the suspected shooter is dead, along with two students. The account Tweeted soon after that all confirmed details of the shooting would be released on the account.
Updated information: 1 suspect shooter is deceased. 2 students are deceased. No other injuries reported. The school has been evacuated. #Aztecschoolshooting
— NMSP (@NMStatePolice) December 7, 2017
Again, as this is a very rapidly developing story, and it’s important to be mindful of misinformation reported early on.
This story will be updated as more develops.