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Albuquerque hospital lockdown lifted; Shooting victim dies

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A lockdown at a downtown Albuquerque hospital has been lifted as police continue to investigate a fatal shooting. Officials at Presbyterian Hospital say the facility was placed on lockdown as a precaution shortly before noon Sunday after a gunshot victim was brought into the emergency room. The man eventually died from his injuries. His name hasn't been released yet. Police say they're investigating the incident as a homicide. The lockdown was lifted shortly after 1 p.m.