The police in Las Cruces, N.M., said they were investigating what they called a “mass shooting” at a park that left several people with gunshot wounds.
The Las Cruces Police Department would not confirm the number of injured or killed, but a journalist for The New York Times who was at the scene said the shooting appeared to have left at least two people dead, their bodies lying on the ground.
The shooting occurred around 10 p.m. on Friday near the parking lot at Young Park, the police said on social media. Officers arrived and found multiple people with gunshot wounds, and they were sent to local hospitals, including the University Medical Center of El Paso.
Witnesses said the shooting took place as drivers of modified sports cars were showing them off. They described seeing an altercation before shots were heard and people began to flee. At least one man had what looked like an assault-style weapon, witnesses said.
By midnight, the police had cordoned off the area near the bodies.
The police said they were investigating, but had not identified any suspects or possible motive. They were receiving assistance from New Mexico State Police, the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.