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The Latest: Prosecutor: 1 victim in New Mexico rampage alive

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors say a victim they believed was killed in a shooting rampage in New Mexico is still alive and in critical condition. District Attorney Marco Serna told reporters during a news conference Friday that one of the victims had been taken off life support, leading authorities to believe that she had died. The suspect, 21-year-old Damian Herrera, was then charged with murder in the death of his mother, stepfather, brother and two other men he encountered after he fled the family's home. Serna said the murder count for Herrera's mother has been withdrawn, and prosecutors will be waiting for word from the hospital before filing updated charges. Authorities say the shooting of Herrera's family is believed to have stemmed from an argument between Herrera and his stepfather.