IT WAS 26 YEARS AGO ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, THAT THE CITY OF LAS CRUCES WAS THE SCENE OF A MASS SHOOTING. THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AT WHAT WAS THEN CALLED LAS CRUCES BOWL. POLICE SAY TWO MEN, BELIEVED TO BE HISPANIC, ENTERED THE BUILDING IN ORDER TO ROB IT. DURING THE COURSE OF THE ROBBERY THEY SHOT SEVEN PEOPLE, INCLUDING FOUR CHILDREN AND THREE ADULTS.
ONE ADULT AND THREE CHILDREN DIED, ONE CHILD AS YOUNG AS TWO YEARS OLD.
OFFICERS WHO RESPONDED SHORTLY AFTER 8AM THAT DAY SAY IT APPEARED ALL THE VICTIMS WERE SHOT EXECUTION STYLE. NOW, 26 YEARS LATER POLICE ARE REMINDING THE PUBLIC THERE IS STILL A 25-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE KILLERS.
POLICE CALL THE BOWLING ALLEY MASSACRE ONE OF THE MOST HIDEOUS CRIMES IN THE HISTORY OF LAS CRUCES.
