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Albuquerque police identified the man they say shot and killed a UNM baseball player early Saturday morning in Nob Hill.According to an arrest warrant, officers are searching for 22-year-old Darian Rashaud Bashir.Police say surveillance video showed a man with a backward cap approaching Jackson Weller. It appears he pulls something from his waistband before shooting Jackson.Video also showed a car quickly driving away through an alley.Friends of Jackson told police he was involved in a fistfight with several people before he was shot, but none were Bashir. According to the arrest warrant, Bashir has an extensive criminal history including violent felony offenses. He was recently released from jail on his own recognizance after being arrested in February 2019 for a case involving firearms and gunfire. Detectives have also come across social media postings as well as YouTube videos with Bashir and others flashing gang signs and holding firearms. KOAT spoke to the owner of Imbibe, which is close to where the shooting occurred. The owner of Imbibe says a member of his security team witnessed the event. “He was pacing back and forth, then before you knew it he turned around put the gun to his chest, a real quick action, then pulled the trigger,” the witness said.He said they've turned over surveillance video to Albuquerque police, showing the moment someone fired a shot, killing Weller.“I'm a father. My daughter is 8 years old. I want to bring her up in a world where she's safe and she doesn't have to witness things like this for herself, or be a victim of these kind of things,” he added.A UNM spokesperson said Weller hasn't played this season due to an injury, but was looking forward to taking the field with the Lobos next year.Sadly, we now know that will never happen.Weller's death has sent shock waves through the UNM community.“It's just messed up that that would happen, especially to a student around here. That breaks my heart,” UNM student Valerie Villanueva said.The shooting comes just days after city councilors announced plans to add more bicycle cops along Central Avenue, something some students say is long overdue.“After dark, I won't go out alone, especially as a female. I want to have someone go with me. I'm super scared to walk around alone,” Villanueva said.Business owners agree more needs to be done to keep people safe.“More police presence absolutely would be a huge, huge thing for this community,” Astro Zombie manager Chris Losack said.Police have not released any suspect information, but the business owner who turned over surveillance video to police said it shows the whole thing go down.UNM cancelled Saturday’s and Sunday’s baseball games.