Brooke Berry’s brief time as a member of the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team came to an end Monday.
Berry, a freshman from Billings, Montana, and her parents informed Lobos coach Mike Bradbury that she was leaving the school because of recent violent crime on and around the campus. Saturday’s fatal shooting that led to that evening’s UNM-New Mexico State men’s basketball game being postponed was a significant factor in their decision.
Berry’s mother, Amy Berry, said in a phone interview Monday night that her daughter did not feel safe. Brooke, who lived at Lobo Village just west of the Pit, informed her parents about two previous incidents there involving gunfire prior to Saturday’s shooting on UNM’s main campus.