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Las Cruces police continue to investigate two separate shootings that occurred over the weekend and claimed the lives of two juveniles.
According to a report from the Las Cruces Police Department, the first shooting occurred shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, on the 4800 block of Calle Bella Avenue on the city’s East Mesa.
Officers arrived to find a 14-year-old boy suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was transported to MountainView Regional Medical Center where he died from the injuries.
A 15-year-old boy was identified as the shooter and charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.
In a separate incident about 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, Las Cruces police were dispatched to the parking lot of Little Cesar’s Pizza, on the 2400 block of north Main Street, where a 16-year-old boy had been shot. The boy was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died.
Police learned Sunday’s shooting occurred during an altercation between the victim and another party. Investigators have interviewed several juveniles believed to be involved in the altercation but had not filed charges in this case as of 3 p.m. Monday. The investigating is still ongoing.
Anyone who has information on either case, or who may have witnessed either shooting, is asked to call police at 575-526-0795.
