Man accused of killing person, barricading in motel room identified

Update (4:46 PM): Police identify the barricaded subject as Pancho Garcia, 35. Officers booked him into the Dona Ana County Detention Center without bond.

Police officials also identified the victim in the shooting as Juan Javier Lujan Garces, 29. Police say that officers found Lujan Garces in his car with at least one gunshot wound. First responders tried to save him, but officials say that he was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene.

"After the shooting, Pancho Garcia barricaded himself in a first-floor room of a motel on the 1700 block of west Picacho Avenue," a police spokesperson explained.

SWAT team members breached a window of the motel room at around 11:30 AM. They got Garcia to exit the room shortly thereafter. They then took him into custody.

"No shots were fired by police and no other injuries were reported," the spokesperson explained.

Update (2:18 PM): Police officers are taking down some of the crime scene tape around the motel.

Update (1:30 PM): Las Cruces Police Public Information Officer Dan Trujillo confirmed to ABC-7 that the suspect was arrested.

Police still have the area near 17th St. and Picacho Ave. blocked off with crime scene tape. There are still several officers and vehicles on scene as the investigation continues.

Trujillo said they will provide further details soon.

Update (11:30 AM): Las Cruces Police Public Information Officer Dan Trujillo confirmed that one person was shot and injured by the suspect, but the person's condition is unknown at this time.

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- A person has barricaded themselves at a motel in Las Cruces. Police are responding to the motel and investigating a shooting, according to officials.

The motel is located on the 1700 block of West Picacho Avenue. Police say the incident started just after 8:30 this morning.

"The scene is active with the suspected shooter barricaded inside a motel room," police officials explain. "Police have blocked off Picacho Avenue between Quesenberry Street and Motel Boulevard. There is no access to Picacho from 17th Street. Nearby residents are asked to evacuate the area or shelter in place. Motorists are asked to take alternate routes to avoid the area."