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El Paso police officer opens fire, shooting & wounding ‘suspect’

October 13, 2019 12:16 AM KVIA ABC-7

An El Paso police officer shot and wounded a person authorities described as a “suspect” late Saturday night. The shooting happened…

El Paso officer found not guilty of manslaughter in deadly shooting of Lower Valley man in back

October 18, 2019 10:46 AM KVIA ABC-7

An El Paso police officer was found not guilty of manslaughter Thursday afternoon in the deadly shooting of a Lower Valley man in the back in 2015.…

Drug lord El Chapo’s eldest son captured, but then released by Mexican military after gun battles

October 17, 2019 10:41 PM KVIA ABC-7

The eldest son of “El Chapo,” the jailed notorious Mexican drug kingpin, was captured by Mexico’s military on Thursday, but then…

Accused Las Cruces child pornographer indicted on 12 felony counts

October 17, 2019 4:09 PM KVIA ABC-7

A Las Cruces man was indicted by a Dona Ana County grand jury Thursday on 12 felony counts of making and possessing child pornography Raymond Pacheco…

Las Cruces man jailed without bond after allegedly holding knife to 13-year-old son’s face

October 17, 2019 2:05 PM KVIA ABC-7

A Las Cruces man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly threatened his 13-year-old son with a knife. Las Cruces police said 37-year-old Edward…

Man sentenced to 24 years in prison for Alamogordo high-speed chase that led to standoff

October 16, 2019 5:06 PM KVIA ABC-7

Kaleb Scroggins, 23, was sentenced Wednesday to 24 years in prison for a 2017 Father’s Day high-speed chase in New Mexico that led to a…

Group of teens charged in El Paso armed robbery that led to police shooting

October 16, 2019 2:26 PM KVIA ABC-7

Four El Paso teenagers are being charged in a weekend armed robbery of a 7-11 convenience store that resulted in a police officer shooting and…

Former El Paso police officer pleads guilty in deadly hit-and-run, will spend 8 years in prison

October 16, 2019 1:33 PM KVIA ABC-7

A former El Paso police officer is going to spend eight years in prison for a deadly hit-and-run. Roberto Garcia pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge…

FBI names new special agent in charge of El Paso field office

October 16, 2019 12:50 PM KVIA ABC-7

Luis Quesada has been named as the special agent in charge of the El Paso Field Office, FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday. This comes…

Man driving stolen car from El Paso with drugs allegedly inside arrested in Las Cruces

October 16, 2019 11:53 AM KVIA ABC-7

Las Cruces police arrested Orlando R. Jacques, 29, Tuesday morning. Police said officers located a Chevrolet Equinox that was stolen on Oct. 3 in El…

El Paso City Rep. Morgan had gun at time of arrest, remains in office for now, wife seeks divorce

October 15, 2019 9:17 PM KVIA ABC-7

UPDATE: Councilman Sam Morgan’s wife has now filed for divorce in the wake of domestic violence allegations, according to court records…

Country music star Gretchen Wilson gets kicked out of Las Cruces hotel after employees call 911

October 15, 2019 7:42 PM KVIA ABC-7

Country music star Gretchen Wilson is calling on Las Cruces to boycott Hotel Encanto after she was asked to leave early Sunday morning. After…

Sun Metro station named after Walmart shooting victim, widow gives a heartfelt thank you

October 15, 2019 7:27 PM KVIA ABC-7

El Paso City Council unanimously passed a motion Tuesday to rename a Sun Metro bus station after a victim of the August 3 mass shooting at the Cielo…

Drunk driving suspect allegedly offers New Mexico deputy $10K bribe to let him go; it didn’t work

October 15, 2019 5:44 PM KVIA ABC-7

A New Mexico man is facing charges after authorities say he attempted to bribe a sheriff”s deputy after being pulled over on suspicion of…

Texas police chief apologizes for woman shot to death by officer in her own home

October 15, 2019 11:33 AM KVIA ABC-7

Fort Worth Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus apologized Tuesday for the killing of Atatiana Jefferson in her home by a Fort Worth officer.…

Texas police officer charged with murder for shooting woman dead in her own home

October 15, 2019 12:26 AM KVIA ABC-7

A white Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed a black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front…

Texas cop who shot woman in her own home resigns from police force

October 14, 2019 4:51 PM KVIA ABC-7

A white Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed a black woman in her home while responding to a call about an open front door acted without…

Bomb Squad examines suspicious package in far east El Paso neighborhood, says it wasn’t hazardous

October 14, 2019 3:57 PM KVIA ABC-7

The El Paso Police Bomb Squad converged Monday afternoon on a residential neighborhood on the city’s far east side after a suspicious package…

Texas cop never ID’d himself before shooting, killing woman in her own home playing video games

October 14, 2019 7:35 AM KVIA ABC-7

A concerned neighbor called police at 2:23 a.m. Saturday to check on the woman who lived across the street because her front door was open. At 2:30…

El Paso shooting ‘hero’ stands by bottle-tossing claim, threatens to sue police for saying he didn’t

October 11, 2019 11:37 PM KVIA ABC-7

One of the Walmart shooting victims has pushed out a new statement, threatening to sue police, after weeks of questions about what he claimed…

Man arrested for allegedly tossing out box of puppies at garbage dumpster in Socorro

October 11, 2019 11:34 PM KVIA ABC-7

A 54-year-old man was arrested late Friday on animal cruelty charges for allegedly disposing of a box of puppies at a trash dumpster in Socorro.…

‘I was very disappointed’: El Paso councilman absent from constituent meeting after assault arrest

October 11, 2019 7:22 PM KVIA ABC-7

After being arrested and charged with domestic violence last week, El Paso City Councilman Sam Morgan was noticeably absent Friday from a community…

Texas man sentenced to death for killing 6 members of ex-wife’s family

October 11, 2019 4:53 PM KVIA ABC-7

A man who prosecutors say was driven by vengeance when he fatally shot six members of his ex-wife’s family in Texas, including four children,…

2 men shot, seriously wounded during fight outside bar in El Paso’s Lower Valley

October 11, 2019 3:17 PM KVIA ABC-7

Two men were hospitalized Friday with serious injuries after being shot during a fight in El Paso’s Lower Valley during the early morning…

Accused El Paso gunman is deadliest surviving mass shooting suspect in American history

October 11, 2019 12:55 PM KVIA ABC-7

Of the 18 deadliest mass shootings in the United States, seven mass shooters committed suicide and another five were killed by police, according to…

El Paso church pastor arrested on charges he supplied alcohol to teen girl he met on church trip

October 10, 2019 6:42 PM KVIA ABC-7

An El Paso church pastor was arrested Thursday on charges that he supplied alcohol to a 16-year-old girl. 31-year-old Carlos Alberto Cortez was being…