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Overnight on the 2400 Block of Central: UNM's 6:35 AM Lobo Alert That the Homicide Scene at Central and Cornell Was Cleared

Wednesday, May 13, 2026NMshootingemergency notificationhigh confidence

Confirmed Threat

Around 10:50 PM MDT on May 13, 2026, Albuquerque Police were dispatched to a shooting in the 2400 block of Central Avenue SE, at Central and Cornell — the southern edge of the University of New Mexico campus. One person was found with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene. The University of New Mexico Police Department issued a Lobo Alert at 6:35 AM MDT on May 14, 2026, informing the community that the homicide scene had been cleared by APD and that the possible offender had fled south. The case occurred 48 hours after a separate armed-person Timely Warning involving a suspect last seen exiting the campus at Cornell and Central.

Alerts: 1
Response: —
Killed: 1
Injured: 0

Institution

University of New Mexico

Public R1 · NM

~24,200 studentsLoboAlerts

Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

INITIAL ALERTEmailMay 14, 2026, 12:35 PM CST

Verified verbatimUNM University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) Lobo Alert archive page for 5.14.2026611 chars

Lobo Alert – 5.14.2026: UNM PD was advised at 6:35 a.m. that the homicide scene at Central and Cornell has been cleared by the Albuquerque Police Department. APD advised that the possible offender left in a southern direction and is described as an African American male wearing a white hoodie and black pants. A firearm was utilized. The Albuquerque Police Department is conducting the investigation. If you have any information regarding this incident, contact UNMPD at 505-277-2241 or APD. Support resources are available via the LoboGuardian app and the UNM Office of Compliance, Ethics & Equal Opportunity.

Verbatim text drawn from the UNM UCAM Lobo Alert archive page at 6:35 AM MDT on May 14, 2026

The alert was issued AFTER APD cleared the scene — meaning it was a notification rather than an instruction to shelter; this distinguishes Lobo Alerts (notification) from typical emergency-notification systems that push during active threats

The reference to the LoboGuardian app and the UNM Office of Compliance, Ethics & Equal Opportunity in the same alert is consistent with UNM's standard 'support-resources' inclusion in post-event Lobo Alerts

Central and Cornell is the same corridor where the May 12 basketball-court suspect was last seen exiting campus — though no formal connection between the two cases has been established

Context

Background

The University of New Mexico sits along Central Avenue in Albuquerque — the historic Route 66 corridor that runs through the south edge of campus. Around 10:50 PM MDT on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Albuquerque Police Department officers were dispatched to a shooting in the 2400 block of Central Avenue SE, at the intersection of Central and Cornell. Upon arrival, they located one individual with at least one gunshot wound; the person died at the scene. APD identified a possible offender as an African American male in a white hoodie and black pants who fled south. UNM PD itself was not the responding agency, but at 6:35 AM MDT on Thursday, May 14, 2026, UNM PD issued a Lobo Alert via the UCAM news portal informing the campus community that the homicide scene had been cleared and providing the suspect description. The case occurred 48 hours after a separate UNM Timely Warning involving a suspect who pulled a firearm at the campus basketball courts and was last seen walking south on Cornell Mall onto Central Avenue. The Lobo Alert's 6:35 AM issuance — well after the overnight scene was cleared — illustrates UNM's distinct two-tier notification practice: real-time activations for active threats, and morning notifications for overnight incidents that no longer pose an immediate threat. Central Avenue's persistent intersection with the UNM campus has long been a source of crime that originates in the surrounding city but bleeds into Clery geography — a pattern UNM PD has documented in repeated Lobo Alerts.

Analysis

Key Findings

The Lobo Alert was issued AFTER APD cleared the scene — a notification rather than a shelter instruction — illustrating UNM's two-tier notification practice (real-time push vs. morning-after notification)

The fatal incident occurred 48 hours after a separate UNM Timely Warning involving a suspect last seen exiting campus at Cornell onto Central — though no formal connection has been established between the two cases

UNM's standard practice of publishing the full verbatim text of every Lobo Alert and Timely Warning at a permanent UCAM news URL preserves these alerts as a permanent public-archive record

The Lobo Alert's incorporation of support-resources references (LoboGuardian app, Office of Compliance, Ethics & Equal Opportunity) within the alert itself is standard UNM practice for post-event notifications

Outcome

One person killed by gunshot. Possible offender described as an African American male wearing a white hoodie and black pants who fled in a southern direction; a firearm was used. APD took the lead on the investigation. UNM PD's Lobo Alert was issued after APD declared the homicide scene cleared.

Provenance

Sources

Official
Lobo Alert – 5.14.2026 (UNM UCAM Newsroom)
news.unm.edu
News
Police investigate homicide near University of New Mexico campus (KRQE)
krqe.com
News
One Dead After Fatal Overnight Shooting Near UNM (ABQ RAW)
abqraw.com
News
APD investigating fatal shooting south of UNM (Albuquerque Journal)
abqjournal.com
Official
Timely Warning – 5.12.26 (UNM UCAM Newsroom) — preceding armed-person incident in same corridor
news.unm.edu

Alert Sequence

Background

Key Findings

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