{
  "id": "2025-01-31-university-of-new-mexico-lobo-village-shooting",
  "slug": "university-of-new-mexico-lobo-village-shooting-2025-01-31",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of New Mexico",
    "shortName": "UNM",
    "state": "NM",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "LoboAlerts",
    "enrollment": 25000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-01-31",
    "type": "shooting",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Gunfire into a student housing apartment wounds two; suspects fled",
    "headlinePublic": "Gunfire into a student housing apartment wounds two; suspects fled",
    "summary": "On January 31, 2025, at approximately 11:45 PM MST, a [male suspect discharged a gun into an apartment at Lobo Village](https://news.unm.edu/categories/advisories/lobo-alert-1-31-2025), UNM's student housing at 1200 Avenida Cesar Chavez SE, striking two individuals. Both victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The [suspect and four associates fled the scene](https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2025/02/two-injured-after-shooting-at-lobo-village). UNM implemented a [no-guest policy at Lobo Village](https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/unm-steps-up-security-after-second-shooting-at-lobo-village/) the next day.",
    "outcome": "Two victims were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect and four associates fled. UNM implemented a no-guest policy at Lobo Village. This was the second shooting at Lobo Village in recent months."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2025-01-31T23:59:00-07:00",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "verbatimText": "Urgent Lobo Alert - 1.31.2025, 11:45 p.m. - Aggravated Battery at 1200 Avenida Cesar Chavez SE (Lobo Village). A male offender discharged a gun into an apartment at Lobo Village, striking 2 individuals. The male offender is described as a white male, 19-20 years old, wearing all black clothing. Brown hair with blonde tips spiked with gel.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://news.unm.edu/categories/advisories/lobo-alert-1-31-2025",
      "sourceDescription": "UNM UCAM Newsroom Lobo Alert Archive",
      "annotations": [
        "The alert self-stamps '1.31.2025, 11:45 p.m.', which marks the reported incident time; the timestamp field encodes the send time of 11:59 p.m. MST, when The Daily Lobo reported the LoboAlert first reached the campus community",
        "The alert classified the incident as 'aggravated battery' rather than 'shooting,' using legal terminology",
        "The detailed suspect description (including hair color and clothing) suggests witnesses provided information quickly",
        "This was the second shooting at Lobo Village in recent months; UNM implemented a no-guest policy at the complex the next day"
      ],
      "characterCount": 340
    }
  ],
  "context": "On January 31, 2025, a [male suspect discharged a firearm into an apartment at UNM's Lobo Village](https://news.unm.edu/categories/advisories/lobo-alert-1-31-2025) student housing complex, striking two individuals who suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The [Daily Lobo reported](https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2025/02/two-injured-after-shooting-at-lobo-village) the LoboAlert reached the community at 11:59 p.m. MST classifying the incident as an aggravated battery. [KRQE reported](https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/two-injured-in-shooting-at-lobo-village/) that the gunfire followed a party at which people were asked to leave after showing off firearms; as the door closed, one person fired three shots through it, hitting two people. The suspect, described as a white male aged 19-20 wearing all black with brown hair with blonde tips, fled with four associates from apartment building No. 5. The following day, [KRQE reported](https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/unm-steps-up-security-after-second-shooting-at-lobo-village/) that UNM implemented a no-guest policy at Lobo Village, noting this was the second shooting at the student housing complex in recent months. Six months later, UNM experienced the [July 25 fatal shooting at Casas del Rio](https://news.unm.edu/categories/advisories/lobo-alert-7-25-2025), a separate student housing complex.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The verbatim Lobo Alert is preserved in the UNM UCAM Newsroom archive, including a detailed suspect description",
    "This was the second shooting at Lobo Village in recent months; UNM responded with a no-guest policy at the complex",
    "The incident preceded the fatal July 2025 shooting at a different UNM student housing complex by six months"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Lobo Alert – 1.31.2025 (UNM UCAM Newsroom)",
      "url": "https://news.unm.edu/categories/advisories/lobo-alert-1-31-2025",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Two injured after shooting at Lobo Village (Daily Lobo)",
      "url": "https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2025/02/two-injured-after-shooting-at-lobo-village",
      "type": "student-newspaper"
    },
    {
      "title": "UNM steps up security after second shooting at Lobo Village (KRQE)",
      "url": "https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/unm-steps-up-security-after-second-shooting-at-lobo-village/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Two injured in shooting at Lobo Village (KRQE)",
      "url": "https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/two-injured-in-shooting-at-lobo-village/",
      "type": "local-media"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "shooting",
    "student-housing",
    "lobo-village",
    "new-mexico",
    "no-guest-policy",
    "recurring-violence",
    "suspect-at-large"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-04-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-16",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}