NMSU Police: 28-year-old student shot; allegedly armed and making threats
NMSU police said Tuesday the 28-year-old student shot by a police officer is in stable condition at UMC in El Paso.
The man’s mother has been notified. The student will not be identified at this point.
Police said they got a call late Monday night about a man with a gun at an apartment complex on campus.
Two officers responded immediately and both were wearing body cameras.
Officials said body camera footage shows the student, armed with a gun, making threats.
The student allegedly disobeyed the officer’s orders to drop his weapon.
The officer shot the student in the leg and called for medical help.
Body camera footage will be released Friday, NMSU police said.
