New Mexico gunman shoots girlfriend at manufacturing facility, then kills 2 others and himself

NM gunman shoots girlfriend, kills 2 at plant

3ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — University of New Mexico Hospital officials say a woman wounded in a domestic violence confrontation that left three people dead at an Albuquerque manufacturing plant is now in serious condition.

A spokesman for University of New Mexico Hospital, Billy Sparks, says Adrienne Basciano’s condition was upgraded Tuesday from critical.

Three other workers were wounded during Monday’s rampage at Emcore Corp., which police say capped a bitter child custody dispute between 37-year-old Robert Reza and Basciano, his onetime girlfriend.

Sparks says two of the wounded workers, a man and a woman, have been released. The other, a woman, was in satisfactory condition.

Their names have not been released.

Police say Reza, a former Emcore employee, fatally shot two other Emcore workers before killing himself.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Officers raced past dead and injured bodies in a New Mexico manufacturing plant as they looked for a gunman who wounded his girlfriend during a confrontation before fatally shooting two of her co-workers then himself.

Three other workers were shot during Monday’s rampage at Emcore Corp., which police say capped a bitter child custody dispute between 37-year-old Robert Reza and his girlfriend, who was identified by neighbors as Adrienne Basciano.

Authorities say Reza was a former employee at the Albuquerque plant. He had addresses in Rio Rancho and Albuquerque.

Basciano remained hospitalized Tuesday in guarded condition with gunshot wounds.