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WEBVTT DID IT. BRANDON: IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A HAPPY HOMECOMING FOR THE ESPANOLA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY, BUT INSTEAD, A DARK CLOUD HANGING OVER TONIGHT’S HOMECOMING GAME AS MANY WHO CAME TO CHEER ALSO CAME TO MOURN A BELOVED GRADUATE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR CAMERON MARTINEZ. THEN THE PLAYERS, SOME OF WHICH WERE MARTINEZ’ FRIENDS AND TEAMMATES, TAKE THE FIELD. JUSTINO RASCON PLAYED BASKETBALL WITH MARTINEZ FOR 3 YEARS. HE SAYS THIS MORNING, HE AND OTHERS WENT TO SEE THE FAMILY, HOPING TO OFFER SYMPATHY AND SUPPORT. >> HIS MOM WAS CRYING, BUT WE WERE TRYING TO BRING ALL THE GOOD MEMORIES SO SHE COULD SMILE AND BE HAPPY AND REMIND HER WHAT CAMERON WAS. A GREAT GUY. BRANDON: STATE POLICE SAY THEY FOUND MARTINEZ AND 3 OTHERS SHOT INSIDE A CAR ABOUT A MILE FROM THE OHKAY OWINGEH CASINO. THE OTHER THREE ARE EXPECTED TO LIVE MARTINEZ’ BASKETBALL COACH SAYS MARTINEZ HELPED LEAD THEM TO A SECOND PLACE FINISH IN STATE LAST YEAR. HE CALLED MARTINEZ A GREAT HUMAN BEING WHO DISPLAYED UNPARALLELED RESPECT AND HUMILITY OFF AND ON THE FLOOR. OTHERS ARE STILL COMING TO TERMS WITH THE LOSS. >> IT’S SO TRAGIC. IT’S SO SAD, KNOWING IT’S ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS AND YOU KNEW THEM, AND YOU WERE CLOSE. IT’S JUST SO HEARTBREAKING, BECAUSE HE WAS SUCH A GREAT GUY. BRANDON: POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED ANY SUSPECT INFORMATION. NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE. BUT ANYONE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THE SHOOTING IS ASKED TO CALL POL

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An 18-year-old is dead and three others are in the hospital after a shooting just north of Española.It was supposed to be a happy homecoming for the Española Valley High School community, but instead, a dark cloud hung over Friday’s game as many who came to cheer also came to mourn a beloved graduate.Before the game, there was a moment of silence for Cameron Martinez.Then the players, some of whom were Martinez' friends and teammates, took the field.Justino Rascon played basketball with Martinez for three years.He said this morning, he and others went to see the family, hoping to offer sympathy and support.“His mom was crying, but we were trying to bring all the good memories so she could smile and be happy and remind her what Cameron was - a great guy,” Rascon said.New Mexico State Police investigators said Martinez and three others were found shot inside a car about a mile from the Ohkay Owingeh Casino.Police said the other three injured are expected to live, but police have not released their names.Martinez' basketball coach said Martinez helped lead them to a second-place finish in state last year.He called Martinez a great human being who displayed unparalleled respect and humility off and on the floor.Others are still coming to terms with the loss.“It's so tragic. It's so sad, knowing it's one of your friends and you knew them, and you were close. It's just so heartbreaking because he was such a great guy,” friend Melissa Trujillo said.Police have not released any suspect information and no arrests have been made.Anyone who knows anything about the shooting is asked to call police.