Mike Peake has been suspended from the New Mexico State basketball team, and I am trying to figure out why.
The evidence shows he was lured into a trap where his life could have ended, and he only shot back in self-defense. Sadly, that led to another person losing their life, but the video shows that Brandon Travis was pointing a gun at Peake.
Video showing a deadly shootout between New Mexico State basketball player Mike Peake and a student from a rival school has been released … and it’s terrifying.
The surveillance footage, put out by New Mexico State Police on Tuesday, was captured on Nov. 19 on the University of New Mexico’s main campus at around 3 AM.
According to cops, Peake — a 21-year-old Aggies forward who was in town for NMSU’s basketball game against UNM — was “lured” to the area by a 17-year-old girl and several other male UNM students … who were allegedly trying to beat him up over an incident that had happened at the UNM-NMSU football game in October.
The video, obtained by KOB 4, shows Peake initially had a gun pointed at him … while another man ran in and hit him in the leg with a baseball bat.
As Peake turned to sprint away from his attackers, the clip shows he pulled out a firearm — and began shooting. Cops say he and 19-year-old Brandon Travis traded gunfire … before Travis was eventually struck and killed.
According to police, Peake was also hit by gunfire during the altercation. He’s since undergone multiple surgeries, but is expected to recover.
The men and woman who helped lure Peake to the school have been arrested. Peake, who was acting in self-defense, has not been arrested, and there are no plans to charge him with anything.
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