Global InformationLas Cruces bowling alley massacre information
| Las Cruces bowling alley massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Las Cruces, New Mexico, US |
| Coordinates | 32°18′37″N 106°46′01″W / 32.3102°N 106.7669°W |
| Date | February 10, 1990 |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, robbery, arson |
| Weapon | .22 caliber pistol |
| Deaths | 5 (including a victim who died in 1999) |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
No. of participants | 2 |
| Motive | Robbery/Unknown |
The Las Cruces bowling alley massacre occurred in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, on February 10, 1990. Seven people were shot, five fatally,[n 1] by two unidentified robbers at the Las Cruces Bowling Alley at 1201 East Amador Avenue. The gunmen shot the victims in an office, then set fire to a desk in the room and left the scene. The case is unsolved.
The incident is one of the two deadliest mass shootings in New Mexico history, the other being the 2013 South Valley homicides, which also resulted in the deaths of five people.
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