Michael Lamotte

Death by Force

Michael LaMotte, 14, Hispanic male, from Albuquerque, was shot in the head in the early hours of Friday, July 25, 2025, inside a dorm room at the Casas Del Rio complex on the University of New Mexico's main campus. According to court documents summarized by local outlets, four teens and young men had gathered to play video games in the Gila building when, “out of nowhere,” the suspect produced a handgun and opened fire, killing 14-year-old Michael LaMotte and wounding a 19-year-old student w ...Read More

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