New Mexico’s Route 66 Casino Region Is Site of Another Shooting, Feds Involved

One mortal was maimed after a gun was fired during an incident nigh New Mexico’s Route 66 Casino Hotel on Tuesday. The FBI is investigating.

It was revealed that an factor from the federal Homeland Security Investigations office was somehow involved inward the 12:30 pm incident, reported KRQE, a local TV station.

No agents were injured, and i subject was wounded,” New United Mexican States FBI spokesman Frank Fisher told the Albuquerque Journal, a local newspaper. “Because this is an ongoing investigation, no more farther selective information put up follow provided at this time.”

The condition of the unnamed maimed someone was not now known. Nor was it enlighten what led to the shooting. It was unclear, too, if the gambling casino played a role inward the incident.

The casino is operated by the Pueblo of Laguna tribe. Tribal law and New United Mexican States State Police reportedly were at the offence shot Tuesday. The location was surrounded past law tape, KRQE said.

Deadly Fight

In an earlier incident, on Feb. 27, a 63-year-old adult male died nigh the Route 66 Casino Hotel. The victim, identified past deputies as Larry Martinez, passed forth after a fighting turned violent, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office issued an initial financial statement that the “cause of expiry is unknown region at this time.” It is potential that an post-mortem was to live performed.

The situation began when someone notified the sheriff’s office staff that “several subjects” were “drinking alcohol, firing guns, and playing belligerent,” the sheriff’s office staff said inward a statement. The activity shortly escalated to a physical fight, the statement adds.

It appears the altercation was taking shoes outdoors inwards the Southwest Mesa area of Albuquerque. But details on the location were non released past the sheriff’s office.

Prior Crime Near Casino

Last September, a suspect shot and killed a adult male due east of Route 66 Casino Hotel. The dupe was believed to be inwards his early 20s.

The dupe was jibe several times. He died at the law-breaking shot from the wounds. The incident on the face of it began as a kidnapping, according to KOB, a local TV station. It started cancelled after a surmise abducted a adult female and adult male — who turned come out to be her brother, KOB said. The ii victims were transported, apparently against their will, to the location close the casino. It appears no arrests make been made inwards the case.

In another September incident, a fateful motor vehicle fortuity took station near the Route 66 Casino. It appears a single railroad car trilled o'er on a New United Mexican States highway, KRQE reported.

No other vehicles were involved. The fortuity forced the gag rule of all eastward lanes of Interstate 40 for several hours.

The sheriff’s power later revealed a woman driver died from injuries suffered inward the accident. Two juvenile passengers were injured. They were taken to the University of New United Mexican States Hospital inward Albuquerque for treatment, KRQE said.