Police: 3 were killed, 1 injured at house party
Police have provided an update on a shooting at a house party early Sunday morning at which three people died and one was injured.
At a news conference Sunday afternoon, Albuquerque Police Department spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said officers were dispatched to the area of Washington Street NE and Hilton Avenue NE for a report of a shooting.
When officers arrived, they found three people who had died from their injuries. One other person was transported to a hospital for treatment and has been released.
Albuquerque police said an altercation happened at the house party between Jordan Johnson and two other people: Marcos Perez and Nicholas Ortega. Johnson then pulled out a firearm and shot and killed Perez, according to police.
Ortega drew his own firearm and exchanged gunfire with Johnson. Police said that all the people involved in the shooting died.
Gallegos said the shooting took place at a house party that was advertised on social media, where the house's owner was not present. More than 25 people were there, mostly teenagers and people in their early 20s. He said dozens of shots were fired and police have recovered bullet casings and guns.
"Some kind of confrontation ensued," Gallegos said. "It sounds like most everybody knew each other at the party and maybe a couple of people showed up uninvited through social media, which is what we see with these house parties. But it sounds like maybe party-goers knew who they were."
The Albuquerque Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating the incident.
No suspects have been named.