Teen Wrestles Gun From El Paso Sheriff’s Deputy During Altercation, Kills Himself

A 19-year-old man killed himself after wrestling a gun away from an El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy Friday afternoon.

According to sheriff’s officials, on Friday afternoon, a sheriff’s deputy saw three suspicious people walking along Gregg road in Montana Vista.

The deputy stopped the three people and one of them had a warrant. The 19-year-old man heard the information on the deputy’s radio that there was a warrant out for him and he took off running. The deputy chased him down and the suspect allegedly tried to take the deputy’s taser away.

The physical confrontation continued and the teen got the gun from the deputy and shot himself in the head, sheriff’s officials said.

The foot chase and shooting incident occurred in front of Mountain View High School, but not on the school property.