“At Least Three Dead in Farmington, New Mexico Shooting: Local Schools Briefly Closed”

Local schools were briefly closed, but were allowed to reopen early Monday afternoon because “all students and staff are safe”, according to local school officials.

A shooting killed at least three people and injured several, including two police officers, on Monday in Farmington, New Mexico, in the southwestern United States, the city’s police said.

“There are several civilian casualties, of which at least three have died,” law enforcement said in a message posted on social media. “We will provide more details as they become available.”

The shooter was “killed on the spot”, said the police of this city of 50,000 inhabitants, located in the north of this border state with Mexico.

Two police officers injured

“The identity of the suspect is unknown and there are no other known threats at this time,” law enforcement added.

Several police officers confronted the shooter and two of them were injured. They are currently being treated at a city hospital and are “in stable condition”, according to police.

Gun violence has been extremely common in the United States for many years. This year, more than 220 shootings that have left more than four people dead or injured have already been recorded by the Gun Violence Archive site.