3 Dead, 5 Injured in Shooting at Motorcycle Rally in New Mexico

Three people were killed and five others were wounded in a shooting at an annual motorcycle rally in Red Rock, New Mexico, police reported.

"The scene is secure, no ongoing threat to public safety," New Mexico State Police said on Twitter.

One of the people injured in the shooting was airlifted to a hospital in Denver, according to authorities. 

As many as 28,000 bikers were expected to arrive in Red River this weekend for the 41st Annual Red River Memorial Day Motorcycle Rally, an annual event with live music.

Bikers from "all different backgrounds line Main Street for one crazy party," according to the town's website.

Officials in nearby Taos put in place an emergency curfew beginning at 10 p.m. Saturday. All alcohol sales were to be stopped during the emergency proclamation, which was posted on the town's Facebook page.

"NMSP request the public to avoid Red River as we conduct our investigation," State Police noted.

The Phoenix Field Department said on Twitter that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was responding to assist state police in the investigation.

Police updated the death toll to three in a statement on Twitter early Sunday morning, revising an earlier statement in which it said two people had died.