CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — The sound of gunshots filled the hallways and classrooms in the old Canutillo Elementary school building. More than two dozen law enforcement officers representing 11 agencies recently tackled the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) in the now unused building. “In these surroundings, being in an elementary school, helps us
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ANTHONY, New Mexico — An Anthony man is facing an attempted murder charge after Doña Ana County sheriff’s deputies say he attacked his wife – leaving her with severe injuries. Heriberto Vasquez-Gutierrez was being held without bond in the county jail on Tuesday. Authorities said he called 911 around 6:15 p.m. Monday to say his
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city representatives don’t want to call it decriminalization — but if city leaders pass a new law, people with small amounts of marijuana will not be arrested. The proposed city law has the support of State Rep. Joe Moody, who is also the Texas House Speaker Pro Temp. The
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EL PASO, Texas — New details have emerged about the night that police shot and killed a suspected car thief in an east El Paso Walmart parking lot. It happened about 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 at the Walmart located at 12236 Montana Avenue. A police spokesman said two officers approached a parked Ford Expedition,
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EL PASO, Texas — The Paso Del Norte Port of Entry was closed crossing into Mexico for a portion of Sunday after a high-speed chase ended with a car crashing into a Customs and Border Protection booth. The driver of that car, 21-year-old Alexis Fernando Ordaz of Socorro, was arrested and being held by Homeland
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A domestic dispute that led to the murder of a woman and an attempted suicide by her husband, according to the Las Cruces Police Department. It happened Saturday around 9:30 p.m. at a home in the 3100 block of Posada Court near Telshor Boulevard. Police said they found 41-year-old Amberly
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EL PASO, Texas — One Fund El Paso, the organization created to handle donations for victims in the wake of the Aug. 3 mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart, said it had received over 366 applications as of Friday night’s deadline to apply for aid. The organization told ABC-7 that of the applications it
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EL PASO, Texas — A 26-year-old man shot and critically wounded after pointing a gun at El Paso police officers was armed with a .380 caliber semi-automatic handgun, authorities said Friday. The gunman, identified as 26-year-old Gabriel Herrera, was shot Thursday about 12:30 p.m. while standing in the median at the intersection of Rich Beem
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EL PASO, Texas — The makeshift memorial near the Cielo Vista Walmart for victims of the Aug. 3 mass shooting is being relocated to Ponder Park this weekend, according to a city representative. Peter Svarzbein, the District 1 member of city council, announced the development in social media post on Friday afternoon. (See it at
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Violence has surged in Juarez this week, with Juarez media reporting 21 people have been killed and 23 vehicles burned since Tuesday. Juarez government officials credit the violence to a planned prison search where law enforcement hoped to search for smuggled drugs and weapons. That search did occur Wednesday morning, but
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Police shot and critically wounded a man with handgun at a far east El Paso intersection Thursday after responding to reports of a gunman in the area. It happened shortly after 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of Richbeem and Pebble Hills, which was blocked off by police and remained closed into
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EL PASO, Texas — A status conference took place in an El Paso courtroom Thursday afternoon to determine next steps in the case against Patrick Crusius, the man accused of shooting and killing 22 people at the Cielo Vista Walmart store on August 3. While Crusius did not attend the hearing, his attorneys and the
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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Clifton Blackwell, the Milwaukee man accused of throwing acid last week on a Hispanic man who is a U.S. citizen born in Peru, is being charged in Wisconsin circuit court with a hate crime, according to a criminal complaint. Blackwell, 61, faces one count of first-degree reckless injury, the complaint says. State
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The DWI Drug Court Program and Mountain Star Rehabilitation Foundation will celebrate 15 years of helping addicts recover and make their lives better. A dinner will be held to honor those people who have completed the program as well as the many individuals and agencies that help in the process.
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HORIZON, Texas — Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Horizon has had one of its most sacred objects stolen — the tabernacle, which according to Catholic belief holds the body and blood of Christ. The metal container is regarded as one of the most sacred objects in any Catholic Church and is used to house the
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EL PASO, Texas — Turns out an intruder stabbed to death in a northeast El Paso home on Tuesday afternoon had something in common with the man who killed him — namely, a woman. According to police investigators, the stabbing victim is the ex-boyfriend of the woman living in the home at 5804 Swallow Lane,
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — A northeast El Paso man told police he stabbed to death an intruder late Tuesday afternoon who tried to break into the home he shared with his girlfriend, according to authorities. The stabbing death, which was being investigated as a potential murder, happened in the 5800 block of Swallow Lane about
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A shootout in a paint store parking lot between Las Cruces police and a man wanted for attempted murder and armed robbery ended with the suspect’s death late Monday afternoon. Police said officers along with federal marshals were attempting to arrest 21-year-old Daniel M. Munoz of Las Cruces on a
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AUSTIN, Texas — Slightly more than half of Texas registered voters say gun control laws should be stricter; a strong majority would require background checks for all gun purchases, and most would support temporarily taking guns away from people deemed dangerous to themselves and others, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. On
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EL PASO, Texas — A drunk driver going the wrong way on Loop 375 in his SUV is to blame for a late night, head-on crash that claimed the life of another motorist, El Paso police said Monday. Authorities indicated 42-year-old Esteban Israel Lopez has been charged with intoxication manslaughter in the wake of Friday
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — The police chief of Alamogordo, who has been locked in a legal battle with this southern New Mexico city following a brief suspension earlier this year, abruptly resigned from the position on Monday evening. A statement from the city announcing Brian Peete’s immediate resignation didn’t cite a reason for him stepping down — but in
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a man during a shootout in Sunland Park on Monday morning following word of a potential illegal border crossing by a small group. It happened about 6 a.m. in the 1200 block of McNutt Road. Authorities blocked off the shooting scene, closing
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EL PASO, Texas — A “false report” of an armed robber on the loose triggered a “significant” police deployment and the lockdown of several schools in west El Paso on Monday morning, authorities said. A woman had claimed to police that she was robbed by an armed man near the intersection of Bishop Flores and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police on Monday released the identity of a woman shot dead in her home last week during what was mistakenly thought to be an explosion; authorities also released 9-1-1 call audio from the incident to ABC-7. The victim was identified as 45-year-old Danielle Black. Investigators said she was struck by
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued Monday evening for a 2-year-old San Antonio girl believed to be “in grave or immediate danger” after allegedly being taken by her father when he threatened her mother. Bexar County Sheriff’s Deputies said Juan Trevino, 33, kicked in the door to his estranged wife’s residence,
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EL PASO, Texas — About 1,500 people gathered for the 13th annual “A Voice against Crime” Walk hosted by El Paso County District Attorney Jamie Esparza on Sunday. The 5-mile walk is a somber reminder of the pain so many local families have been through. It started at Ascarate Park and ended at the Crime
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EL PASO, Texas — At least one person was injured after a police cruiser, a city bus and another car collided in south central El Paso on Friday evening. The crash happened just after 6 p.m. along Alameda Avenue near S. Estrella Street. Traffic investigators had a lengthy stretch of Alameda blocked off as they
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CHICAGO, Illinois — A 15-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of 7-year-old girl who was out trick-or-treating on Halloween, according to police. The teen is scheduled to appear in court Saturday to face two counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery in the shooting, which also
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ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — A 22-year-old Las Cruces man was shot and killed Friday after trying to stab a state police officer during a traffic stop of a stolen car west of Alamogordo, according to New Mexico State Police. The incident happened along U.S. 70 eastbound at mile-marker 209 around 7:15 a.m. Authorities said both
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police were investigating the “suspicious death” of a 49-year-old man found Friday in a mobile home at a trailer park. Neighbors in the 300 block of Karen Avenue said William Dean was the victim of an apparent stabbing. Police would not discuss the cause of Dean’s death pending
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