Houston, May 16 : At least three people were killed and multiple others were injured in a shooting in Farmington, southwestern US state of New Mexico, police said.

The suspect was "confronted and killed on the scene," and no further threat to the public remains, said officials in Farmington, a town of 50,000 people located some 200 miles (320 km) from state capital Santa Fe.  Details of exactly where and how the shooting unfolded were not immediately available.