SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Two Santa Fe-area men shot, one fatally, at a commuter rail station were apparently known to the shooter or shooters and investigators were trying to locate a car seen in the area, a police official said Tuesday.
Police Capt. Anthony Tapia said David Hernandez, 24, was the man killed Monday while the victim who remained hospitalized in critical condition was a 38-year-old man whose name was not released.
The vehicle of interest - a gray or silver small sedan, possibly a Nissan or Hyundai - was seen in the area with two occupants at about the time of the shootings, Tapia said. ”We’re not ready to call them suspects at this point.”
Investigators were working to determine a possible motive for the shootings, including why the victims were at the station, and any relationship between them, Tapia said.
However, it was believed that the shooting wasn’t random and that the shooter or shooters knew the victims, Tapia said. “It was an isolated incident.”
The South Capitol Station is near buildings housing the Taxation and Revenue, Technology and Transportation departments and other agencies but there was no indication that the victims had connections to state government, Tapia said. “Not at all.”
The shooting occurred on the northern end of the station platform, not in a train car, said Augusta Meyers, a spokesperson for the Rio Metro Regional Transit District, which oversees the Rail Runner Express commuter rail system.
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