New Mexico

Shelter in place lifted for residents in Santa Fe after armed person shot from rooftop

By CNN Newsource

Published January 9, 2026 11:29 AM

Originally Published: 09 JAN 26 13:25 ET

By Vincent Rodriguez

SANTA FE, New Mexico (KOAT) -- Santa Fe police were advising people in the area along St. Francis Drive between State Highway 599 and Alamo Drive to take shelter indoors.

Police said the road closure on St. Francis from State Highway 5999 to Alamo Drive has been lifted.

Santa Fe police said it was responding to a report of an armed person who discharged a firearm on the roof of the Santa Fe Spa. A person told police they heard two shots fired.

Officers also searched the area west of Calle Mejia after hearing what appeared to be the sound of gunfire there.

The suspect was not located after an hourslong search and no one was reported hurt. Below are the areas which were placed under a shelter in place on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 8.

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