‘EMS dispatch reports more than 50 shots fired’
By Joe Kovacs
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A mass shooting in front of a church in Farmington, New Mexico, on Monday has reportedly left at least three civilians dead and two police officers hospitalized.
Alex Caprariello of NewsNation tweeted: “Reports of an active shooter and multiple people dead in front of a church in Farmington, New Mexico. Unconfirmed dispatch audio reporting three dead and an officer down. EMS dispatch reports more than 50 shots fired.”
Intel Point Alert noted: “At least 3 dead, several more injured following mass shooting at First Presbyterian Church in Farmington, New Mexico; shooter down with CPR in progress.”
Police say officers shot and killed the alleged gunman.
The New York Post reported: “The shooting took place in a residential part of the town, which was placed in lockdown along with several nearby churches.”According to NBC News:
“We saw the first older lady in the street and thought she had been hit by a car,” McIntosh said. “And then we went a little bit further, by the church, and heard the gunshots. … And then we saw other people that were on the ground, and thought, ‘Oh my God. What’s going on? What’s happening?’ People are getting killed.”Judith McIntosh, 77, told NBC News on Monday afternoon she was driving home from the grocery store with a friend when she saw a woman laying on the street. She thought it was odd, but continued driving. Moments later, while by a church near her home, three to five gunshots rang out.McIntosh said she then saw at least one person laying on the grass on the church’s property.
