UPDATE: El Paso Police confirm one man was found dead at scene of a shooting on the 4000 block of Leavell Ave. Judy Oviedo, El Paso PD’s public information officer, said the man was about 30 years old. She also said Crimes Against Persons was called out to investigate the scene. “We do feel that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police arrested Emilio Adrian Hernandez, 26, for allegedly abusing a Boxer named Goose. Officers arrested Hernandez on a Cruelty to Non-Livestock Animals charge on April 11, 2025 and booked him into jail on a $10,000 bond. Police officials announced his arrest April 16, 2025. On April 1, 2025,
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Update: El Paso Police just announced that Diana Chagah Garcia, 21, died as a result of her injuries. Special Traffic Investigators say a car was traveling south on Mesa when it changed lanes and hit another car. The crash caused the second car to veer onto the sidewalk, hitting three of the five people walking
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Update: A spokesperson for the El Paso Fire Department says that emergency crews took one minorly injured person to the hospital. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Three-vehicle crash is tying up traffic along I-10 East near Eastlake in Far East El Paso. Police are at the scene of the crash right now, according to
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HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — Horizon City Police officers and El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies broke up a “large juvenile disturbance” at a party hosted at an Airbnb rental this weekend. Officials say the house party, which happened on Ashford Street, involved underage drinking. When officers and deputies arrived at the party, they saw 30
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Update (April 16, 2025): Court documents state that the EPPD Crisis Intervention Team had been called out to the Contreras residence several times before. Several of the visits by police were marked down as mental health related, according to court documents. Court documents state that a family member found Victor Contreras dead in his home,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – In this week’s Crime of the Week, El Paso Police are asking anyone in the community to help identify a man they say attempted to hit a police officer with a vehicle and evaded officers at least three times. Crime Stoppers of El Paso says that on Friday, October 11,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Crime Stoppers of Las Cruces and Doña Ana County is asking for help identifying a man suspected of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and negligent use of a deadly weapon. “A cash reward of up to $1,000 is available for information leading to an arrest. Anyone with information
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Update: El Paso County Sheriff’s Office officials say that the incident near the campus involved a Texas DPS pursuit. CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — Alderete Middle School is on secure protocol. A spokesperson for Canutillo ISD says that law enforcement activity is happening around the campus, not on the campus. The school is located at 801
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Update (April 9, 2025): Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 state that Jorge Raygoza came forward to Mexican authorities to identify Coral Sifuentes, his wife. Other family members then confirmed her identification. The court documents state that Raygoza works in Hobbs, New Mexico during the week and visits El Paso, where Sifuentes and their children
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Update (2:10 PM): Police just identified the motorcyclist who died as Monderrio Turner, 31. Special Traffic Investigators say Turner was traveling west on Montana in a U-turn only lane. He did not negotiate the turn, hit the curb, and flew off the motorcycle. He died at the hospital, police say. This is the 20th traffic
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SOCORRO, Texas (KVIA) — Socorro Police arrested Eric Daniel Meraz Rodriguez on April 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM. He is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful carrying of a weapon, and possession of a controlled substance. Officers responded to reports of shots fired on Nevarez Road early Monday morning.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Fire crews responded to Americas High School at 10:12 this morning after getting a call about the smell of gas. The school was evacuated and Texas Gas was called to the scene, according to EPFD officials. Students have since been allowed back into the school. Officials have not
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State Police arrested one of their own who is accused of larceny. The state police Investigations Bureau began investigating a theft at the New Mexico Army National Guard on North Armory Road in Las Cruces on March 13, 2025. Officials say NMSP Officer Santiago Pacheco, who is
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SPARKS, Texas (KVIA) — The DEA El Paso Division confirmed its agents, along with sheriff deputies, Border Patrol agents, FBI El Paso, and Texas DPS, seized fentanyl and made several arrests in Sparks this morning. The seizure and arrests were made while agents were executing two search warrants in the Sparks area, according to the
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HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — Horizon City Police arrested Carlos Herrera, 30, and charged him with child abuse. The arrest happened on April 4, 2025, officials say. Officers got reports of the abuse of a child under the age of 10 on March 10, 2025. After collecting evidence, officers obtained an arrest warrant. They arrested
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Officials have issued a criminal warrant for Ameena Ezzouhairy’s arrest. Ezzouhairy is suspected of shoplifting from multiple stores, including the Burlington at Eastlake. El Paso County Sheriff deputies are actively looking for Ezzouhairy, officials say. The investigation into Ezzouhairy started when employees at the Burlington called 911 to report that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Sheriff deputies arrested a woman driving a Mercedes on Rich Beem Boulevard early Sunday morning and charged her with DWI with a Passenger Under 15 Years of Age and Endangering a Child. They booked her into jail on a $23,000 bond. Deputies say that they saw the woman
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico Supreme Court just vacated the first-degree murder conviction of Las Crucen Mawu Ekon Revels. Revels was charged with murder after the shooting death of Nicodemus Gonzales at a 2021 house party. Now that his conviction has been overturned, officials say Revels could face another trial. “In
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– According to El Paso Fire, a pedestrian was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle Saturday afternoon, April 5. The incident happened a little after 5 p.m. at Mesa and Arizona in Downtown El Paso. The pedestrian was transported with serious injuries, according to the El Paso Fire Department. This
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Update (April 4, 2025): El Paso Police say two people died as a result of their injuries. Police officials just identified the two deceased people as Ricardo Acosta, 22, and an unidentified female in her early 20s. Special Traffic Investigators say that both cars were traveling north at a “high rate of speed” when they
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police officials say that officers found a man dead on the 4000 block of Fillmore Avenue in Central El Paso on Wednesday. Officers were called out for a welfare check and found a dead man just after 7 PM. Crimes Against Persons detectives are now asking for anyone
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UPDATE: All lanes are now open. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A jackknifed semi-truck has closed all Eastbound lanes near Porfirio Diaz. According to TXDOT, it happened around 2 a.m. this morning. There is currently no estimated clearing time. We are still working on getting more information and we will keep you updated on air
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — All lanes are closed on I-10 West between Paisano and Chelsea due to an early morning crash. According to the El Paso fire department, there were no injuries or any people taken to the hospital. The crash happened just before 12:30 a.m. Friday. There is no estimated clearing time. We
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UPDATE: The pavement on Executive Center Blvd West has opened up, according to El Paso Water. An 8 inch water main break happened around 7 a.m. and the water leaking out caused the pavement to open, said El Paso Water. Customers in the area will likely have little to no water pressure for several hours.
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CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) — Canutillo High School will not have class Thursday, April 3, 2025 due to a water main break caused by construction on campus. District officials say the break happened this afternoon. “All morning activity at Canutillo High School, including classes and extracurricular activities, will be either canceled or rescheduled,” district officials stated
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County Constable’s Office Precinct Three deputies arrested three wanted individuals. Today, deputies took Manuel Antonio Hurtado, 37, who had PR Bond warrants for ten counts of human smuggling and drug possession, into custody on Vulcan Avenue in northeast El Paso after a short standoff. Deputies took his brother,
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Update: El Paso Police will speak about the arrest tonight. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrested an El Paso Police Department officer on assault charges. According to a release, the Sheriff’s fugitive apprehension unit arrested 37-year-old police officer Gerardo Reyes Jr. on multiple charges Tuesday, including two
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Update (5:45 PM): El Paso Police officials say that the K9 unit found that there were no threats at the store. Update (1:05 PM): Law enforcement has pushed our crew further away from the entrance to the store. They have evacuated the employees and have them waiting on the side of the store. The FBI
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