The Latest: University police: Man shot, in stable condition

Authorities say a man is hospitalized in stable condition after being shot during a confrontation with a New Mexico State University police officer on the main NMSU campus in Las Cruces.

Bannister says initial reports indicate that the officer fired his gun during the incident and that the man was wounded, but Bannister says he doesn't have confirmation that a bullet from the officer's gun is what struck the man.

A university police Facebook post says the officer was not injured and that a multi-agency task force is investigating the incident.

An earlier post on the university police department's Facebook says the officer involved in the incident was not injured.