DA’s office investigating NMSU staff and players (BB Coach withheld from police for 12 hours gun used by player in fatal shooting)

The Albuquerque Journal ^ | December 6, 2022 | Ryan Boetel

[CedarDave]

The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office is investigating the conduct of New Mexico State University employees and players in connection with a fatal shooting by an NMSU basketball player in Albuquerque after it took hours for police to obtain the gun used in the shooting from a coach.

Mike Peake, an NMSU basketball player, was shot in the leg on the University of New Mexico’s campus at around 3 a.m. the day of a rivalry game between the Lobos and Aggies. Peake was approached by three UNM students, one armed with a bat and another with a gun, according to police reports.

Peake, who was armed with a gun at the time, exchanged fire with Brandon Travis, fatally shooting the UNM student, according to a criminal complaint ... Another UNM student hit Peake in the leg with a bat prior to the shooting, according to the complaint.

More than 12 hours after the shooting, Dominique Taylor, an NMSU assistant coach, gave police the gun that Peake had used. Police also recovered a bloody tablet that Peake had at the time of the shooting from the team’s bus, which had left Albuquerque and was on its way back to Las Cruces when police were able to get the bus to pull over.

The reports say the officer interviewed NMSU head coach Greg Heiar and assistant coach Taylor at around 10 a.m. the day of the shooting. For about six hours after those interviews, the officer made several calls to the coaches that weren’t answered or returned, though some NMSU athletics officials and university police officers were in contact with the officer.

Taylor ultimately wrapped the gun in a towel and turned it over to the police officer at the DoubleTree Hotel in Downtown Albuquerque, where the team had been staying.

[CedarDave]

Peake hasn't been charged in the homicide as Travis fired first at Peake as he was running away. Travis was hit four times by Peake — once in the scrotum, twice in the chest and once in the bicep. Peake has been suspended from the NMSU basketball team while the three others who drove Peake away from the shooting scene and concealed the gun remain on the team and played the other night.

A video of the shooting has been released by the police and can be seen at the link.

https://www.krqe.com/video/video-shows-what-happened-during-shooting-at-unm-involving-nmsu-player/8214951/

[CedarDave]

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[Vermont Lt]

Bunch of animals acting like animals.

[blueunicorn6]

Stupid stupid stupid

[Fai Mao]

Sounds like he was defending himself. He attempted to run away and was fired upon.

[Cold Heart]

Didn’t they stop calling games within the state as civil wars because the term civil war is racist.

[Texas Fossil]

Gun handling? Pray and spray.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

If Peake got as many “hits” in his basketball games as he did in his shooting of his assailants, he would be a shoe-in for an All American award! /sarc

[CedarDave]

Gun handling? Pray and spray.

Peake and Travis were the only ones hit in the gun fight. One article said there were four bullets left in gun when it was recovered. Travis had four in his body. If it was a ten-shot magazine, there were two other shots. I know the police were searching for bullet marks on the walls of the buildings the next day.

[EEGator]

Are you guys trying to catch Mississippi in the worst state index?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

That article was written by a random word generator.

[moovova]

Dem boyz take their roundball series.

[Pilsner]

The story is not particularly clear, but one explanation of the events described is that Peake, having been lured into an ambush, legally used a firearm in self defense, and went to his coach, who wrongly assumed the shooting was unjustified, and set about obstructing the police investigation.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Hell Gator, we’re below Mississippi now. Behind Washington DC in education.

Of course everyone is not commenting on the elephant in the room on this one. Even though a certain demographic is about 2% here. They’re “ahem” over represented in bad stuff by a large margin.

[Texas Fossil]

Thank you. I assume it was a 9mm and at the distance I saw him shoot, the rounds were well placed.

You knew things the article does not convey.

[EEGator]

Ouch. If it makes you feel better, I’m outside Philly…

[Tijeras_Slim]

I worked in Anacostia (the DC war zone) in 1991 (yes, I’m a cracker) during the crack craziness. I didn’t feel as apprehensive around blacks then as I do now in NM.

[EEGator]

Damn, that’s bad. Any chance of pulling a Snake Plissken and Escape from New Mexico?

[Tijeras_Slim]

I live in the mountains outside Albuquerque. Only into town once a week. The road I’m on has one cop and five competitive shooters. We all trust each other. The local Sheriffs department wants to have the good guys on their side.

Years ago a paroled rapist and pedophile from Michigan moved out here into a trailer. It got set on fire. The Sheriff’s only comment “I’m glad the fire didn’t spread.”

[EEGator]

LOL, sounds like you’re good.
I need to work on my exit plan…