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Three shot, one dead after shooting in Red Sands area

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff Office were called to the Red Sands area in far east El Paso after reports of shots fired.

It happened at 9 p.m. on Friday night.

Deputies found one 18-year-old man had been shot and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

Mauricio Ellas died of his injuries about 10:45 p.m. according to the sheriff's office.

Deputies through their investigation found two other males were also injured in the shooting and taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The El Paso County Sheriff's investigators are asking anyone with information on this shooting to contact their office at 915-832-4408.

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