LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Investigators now believe the weekend shooting death of a beloved local shoe repair businessman was a result of an interrupted burglary at his shop, Las Cruces police said Thursday. Lonnie Gallegos was arrested early Wednesday at a motel on west Picacho Avenue, days after the deadly shooting of 79-year-old Oscar Amezquita.
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SOCORRO, Texas — A Socorro resident was arrested by police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday evening for allegedly making a Walmart shooting threat online. It was the second such arrest in less than a week. A magistrate on Thursday ordered Vanessa Annette Tarango held on $20,000 bond on a charge of making
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man responsible for the murder of his girlfriend when they were both teens is out of prison on parole after serving just half of his sentence. That information came from the family of victim Ashley Wax, who was 15 when she was killed in 2005. David Garcia
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police on Wednesday announced an arrest in the weekend slaying of a popular Las Cruces businessman. Lonnie Gallegos, 38, was taken into custody about 3 a.m. at a motel on west Picacho Avenue, authorities said. Investigators allege that Gallegos is responsible for gunning down 79-year-old Oscar Amezquita, the well-known owner
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Newly-released police video of a weekend shooting in a crowded North Texas park shows a chaotic scene as gunfire erupted and five people were left wounded. A police statement Tuesday said about 400 people were gathered in Village Creek Park in southeastern Fort Worth park about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, where they
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HOUSTON, Texas — Texas will begin widespread coronavirus testing in state prisons where at least 30 people have died, officials announced Tuesday. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott also said he tested negative for the virus after his visit last week to the White House came on the same day that a valet to President Donald Trump
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The 23rd victim of the Aug. 3 Walmart shooting was laid to rest Monday night. Guillermo ‘Memo’ Garcia died in April, nearly nine months after the shooting. He underwent dozens of surgeries at Del Sol Medical Center, and died from complications of his wounds. Affectionately known as “Tank”, Garcia leaves
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council on Tuesday approved a new policy for the handling of those found in possession of marijuana. Council voted 7-0 with one abstention to approve a resolution for a “Cite and Release” policy. The city has been operating and will also continue to operate with a “First Chance”
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police officer crashed his police motorcycle while trying to catch up to a speeder and was seriously injured Tuesday morning, authorities said. The crash at Loop 375 and Padres was reported by police about 10:30 a.m. An officer running radar was attempting to stop a speeding vehicle when
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EL PASO, Texas — As families are stuck inside during the pandemic, concerns are being raised for those in unsafe homes. Representatives from the local Center Against Sexual and Family Violence (CASFV) said the stress surrounding the pandemic, plus the increased isolation, can make an unsafe situation even more dangerous for victims of domestic abuse.
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HORIZON CITY, Texas — A 29-year-old Horizon City man accused of making online threats that included a photo of a weapon and a reference to El Paso Walmart stores is facing a pair of federal firearms charges after authorities allegedly found an arsenal of weapons belonging to him. Alex R. Barron, 29, of Horizon City,
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EL PASO, Texas — A police standoff that had unfolded in a central El Paso neighborhood came to an end late Monday afternoon. The El Paso Police Department’s SWAT team was called out to the 2600 block of Morehead Avenue. A police spokesman didn’t immediately have any details about what triggered the standoff or how
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A $2,000 reward was offered Monday as police sought leads in the weekend death of a Las Cruces businessman who was gunned down at a city intersection. Officers found 79-year-old Oscar Amezquita about 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Amador Avenue and Esperanza Street after people reported hearing gunshots fired in the
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EL PASO, Texas — The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced an arrest Saturday of a person accused of making an online threat targeting Walmart stores in El Paso. “The individual that made the social media threats towards the local Walmart stores was arrested by our agents late last night,” the FBI said in a statement.
Continue Reading HORIZON CITY, Texas — Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, assisted by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, raided a home in Horizon late Friday night and arrested a man, officials told ABC-7. The raid resulting in the arrest of 29-year-old Alex Barron of Horizon City was tied to a threat leveled against Walmart
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia authorities arrested a white father and son Thursday and charged them with murder in the February shooting death of a black man they had pursued in a truck after spotting him running in their neighborhood. The charges came more than two months after Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was killed on a
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WEST ODESSA, Texas — A bar owner and armed protesters were arrested in western Texas after the bar reopened despite the governor’s orders to remain closed as the state continues to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis told the Odessa American that authorities on apprehended Gabrielle Ellison, the 47-year-old owner of Big
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SOCORRO, Texas — The body of a missing elderly woman was found in a Socorro neighborhood on Tuesday and her death was under investigation, authorities said. El Paso County Sheriff’s investigators said 89-year-old Martha Gandara Arrieta lived in the area and went missing from her home on the first day of the month. Police had
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AURORA, Illinois — Greg Zanis, the Illinois man who built more than 27,000 white crosses to commemorate victims of gun violence in America including the El Paso Walmart massacre, died Monday morning from cancer at the age of 69, according to ABC affiliate WLS. Doctors had recently diagnosed him as terminal and instead of waiting
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday afternoon rejected a request for releases of inmates due to Covid-19 health risks in state prisons. The justices denied a petition filed by the ACLU and the New Mexico Public Defender’s Office, KOB-TV reported. The request turned down by the court had asked
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police described what was reported as a shooting Saturday afternoon in a neighborhood on El Paso’s far east side to be an “aggravated assault,” but didn’t elaborate. The incident happened about 1:30 p.m. in the 14300 block of Angel D. Garcia Court and William Caples Street. Police crime scene
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man is facing charges after authorities say he attacked a woman and her family with a machete. The Las Cruces Sun-News reported this week that Zachary Tanner Cadena was arrested following a fight with the woman and her family. According to Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputies, Cadena went to
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EL PASO, Texas — David Salazaar is now afraid for his four children after stray bullets, apparently coming from people firing weapons in the desert across the street, hit his home in the 15100 block of Stacy Ann in east El Paso on Tuesday evening. “I heard something hit metal, then bounce around and hit
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EL PASO, Texas — A fugitive wanted for a pair of west Texas murders last year was captured Wednesday in Mexico and turned over to authorities at the Ysleta port of entry in El Paso. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers identified the man as 48-year-old Arturo Gallegos Ortiz, who had warrants out for his
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EL PASO, Texas — Discussion is underway about updating the Cielo Vista Walmart’s “Grand Candela” memorial following this past weekend’s death of a 23rd mass shooting victim that comes nine months after the Aug. 3 tragedy. Walmart’s regional general manager Todd Peterson told ABC-7 that he was “saddened to hear the news of Guillermo Garcia’s
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — A Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputy shot and critically wounded a man wielding a bat Monday night in Chaparral near the scene of a domestic violence incident, officials said Tuesday. The deputy-involved shooting happened around 8 p.m. along Coles Road, just south of the home where the disturbance occurred in the
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EL PASO, Texas — Dozens of mourners turned out for a vigil held Monday evening in honor of a man shot in the Aug. 3 attack targeting Latinos at the Cielo Vista Walmart who died after months in the hospital. The death of Guillermo ‘Memo’ Garcia over the weekend raised the death toll from the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police have now issued citations to the organizer of the “Open Texas” rally that took place in downtown over the weekend for violating the city’s emergency orders and for not having a permit for the gathering. An police spokesman confirmed Monday afternoon that Sammy Carrejo was cited. Officers served
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso law enforcement agencies reported two cases of coronavirus within their ranks on Monday. An El Paso city police officer and a county sheriff’s deputy each have tested positive for the virus, officials annoucned. An El Paso Police Department spokesman said the infected officer is believed to have contracted the virus
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The last remaining hospital patient from the Aug. 3 Walmart mass shooting has died, family and doctors said Sunday. “After a nearly nine-month fight, our hearts are heavy as we report Guillermo “Memo” Garcia, our last remaining patient being treated from the El Paso shooting, has passed away,” said David
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