New Mexico State fired men's basketball coach Greg Heiar on Tuesday amid an investigation into allegations of hazing within the program.
over the weekend after an unidentified player filed a report with on-campus police alleging multiple incidents of hazing involving at least three other members of the team.
The player told police he did not want to press charges, though the incident report lists harassment, criminal sexual contact and false imprisonment as possible offenses. , which left a University of New Mexico student dead. Multiple entities, including New Mexico State, have since been investigating the incident and its aftermath. Authorities allege that some of Peake's personal belongings, including a handgun, were picked up at the scene by teammates and later recovered by members of the coaching staff.
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