11/04/2023
Breaking News: Roswell Police are on scene with a shooting that occurred at a large event on south main.
Units were called to the Encanto Event Center at 1010 S Main in reference to a single person with multiple gunshot wounds shortly before 2am Saturday.
Medics quickly transported the victim in serious condition to Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, and advised it would be a level 1 trauma.
“On Saturday, Nov. 4, at about 1:45 a.m., RPD officers were called to the 1000 block of South Main Street in reference to a shooting. Officers located the shooting victim on the ground in a parking lot. Initial investigation identified the suspect and he was found soon after when he crashed the vehicle he was driving in the area of the 1600 block of South Richardson Avenue. The suspect surrendered to officers and was taken into custody. The victim was transported to a hospital with injuries believed to be non-life threatening.
No further information is available at this time as the investigation continues” said RPD spokesman Todd Wildermuth.
