Fatal shooting in New Mexico park casts pall over Legislature and its ability to contain crime [Video]

Police in New Mexico say three people were killed and 15 others injured during an altercation at a park in the desert city of Las Cruces. (AP Video / March 22, 2025)

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Three killed, 15 injured in a shooting at a park in New Mexico’s Las Cruces

Police in New Mexico say three people were killed and 15 others injured during an altercation at a park in the desert city of Las Cruces. (AP Video / March 22, 2025)

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FILE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Efforts by New Mexico lawmakers to contain violent crime took center stage Saturday at the conclusion of an annual legislative session — just hours after three people were killed and 15 injured in an outburst of gunfire at a public park in Las Cruces.

The events transformed an ordinarily celebratory day for legislators at the close of a 60-day session into a somber affair.

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