Police Chief Details Loss, Bravery After Farmington Mass Shooting

Two weeks ago, Farmington in northwest New Mexico faced a mass shooting. Three people were killed and six others were wounded before police shot and killed the shooter, an 18-year-old high school student.

Chris and Gabby sit down with Farmington Police Chief Steve Hebbe in an extended conversation about the loss within the community, how officers responded to the active shooter, and how people are dealing with the aftermath. Investigators say the shooter was firing at random. Were there any red flags before the teen gunman started a rampage? How are officers feeling about what happened? Chief Hebbe also discusses his thoughts on any possible "lessons learned" from the event.

Farmington Police held a series of news conferences in the days after the shooting. We've compiled links here to each of those news conferences, where investigators detailed what happened, the evidence they've collected, and published video from surveillance and body cameras telling the story of how officers responded to an active shooter. Here is a closer look at the victims who were killed.

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