(CNN) — The death toll in Saturday’s mass shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, rose to 11 on Monday as investigators searched the gunman’s background for an explanation as to the massacre. Authorities initially said 10 people were killed in the shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio and that at least
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN An Arkansas man who was infamously photographed putting his feet on a desk inside then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the January 6, 2021, insurrection was found guilty on eight counts by a Washington, DC, jury Monday. Richard Barnett, also known as “Bigo,” was charged with eight federal
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone and Taylor Romine, CNN It was late in the evening Saturday when Brandon Tsay heard the “distinct sound of metal” in the lobby of Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio, a dance hall in Alhambra, California, he told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Monday evening. Tsay, whose family had owned the business for three generations,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police were called out to a shopping center in far east El Paso county early Monday morning after one person called saying they heard gunshots in the area, according to Police. Police blocked off the Sunfire Village Plaza on the 2100 block of N. Zaragoza. Police dispatch confirmed
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Patrick Crusius Docs by KVIA ABC-7 on Scribd EL PASO, Texas (El Paso Matters) — The man accused of murdering 23 people at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 will plead guilty to federal hate crimes charges, his attorneys said in a court filing on Saturday. The announcement comes four days after the Justice Department
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UPDATE – State troopers are now engaging in two to three pursuits involving migrants over the past month in the El Paso area, according to a spokesman from Texas DPS. ABC-7 spoke with former Border Patrol Chief Victor M. Manjarrez Jr. about how pedestrians can be safe if they happen to come across a pursuit.
Continue Reading (CNN) — At least one person was wounded in a shooting at a Walmart in Evansville, Indiana, on Thursday night, with the suspected gunman later shot and killed by responding law enforcement, according to the Evansville Police Department. Police identified the suspect as 25-year-old Ronald Ray Mosley II, who was fired from Walmart in May, according
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KVIA) — One of the men who was at a Nov. 19, 2022 confrontation between UNM student Brandon Travis and NMSU student-athlete Mike Peake has taken a plea deal, according to the Bernalillo County District Attorney. Jonathan Smith pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit aggravated battery and tampering with evidence. According to
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Chuck Johnston, CNN An American public defender who died this month while celebrating his first wedding anniversary in Mexico “was the victim of a brutal crime,” his family said, noting a coroner’s liaison told them the case was sent to a local prosecutor “to conduct a possible homicide investigation.” Elliot Blair,
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EL PASO, Texas — A Juarez man is now facing human smuggling charges after a pursuit that ended outside a northwest El Paso home Wednesday morning, according to spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety. Texas DPS says the chase started along Transmountain Road. The driver, 34-year-old Federico Ceniceros jumped out of the car
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UPDATE (7:47 p.m.) The El Paso Police Department held a news conference to address Chief Allen’s death. During the conference several officers spoke about the huge loss this is for the department. Sgt. Robert Gomez said Chief Allen was a great leader and was passionate about his officers. “Looking at his decisions and how he
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UPDATE: (9:38 a.m.) — A spokesperson with the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed with ABC-7 there were 10 people inside the car at the time of the crash, nine of whom were migrants. The driver of the car that crashed was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. That person will be arrested
Continue Reading By Stella Chan, CNN At least six people, including a mother and her 6-month-old baby, are dead after an “early morning massacre” Monday that authorities in Goshen, California, said may be related to cartel activity. Deputies who responded to reports of gunfire after 3:30 a.m. Monday found six victims, including two who were in the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 28-year-old man with outstanding criminal warrants assaulted an El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy Wednesday following a traffic stop, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Officials say the deputy spotted 28-year-old Raul Rangel at the 1,000 block of Celum and conducted a traffic stop. Officials say as Rangel exited his vehicle,
Continue Reading CNN By Kara Scannell and Nicki Brown, CNN The Trump Organization was fined $1.6 million — the maximum possible penalty — by a New York judge Friday for running a decade-long tax fraud scheme, a symbolic moment because it is the only judgment for a criminal conviction that has come close to former President Donald
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two fugitive undocumented non-citizens wanted in El Salvador have been removed from the U.S. and sent back to their home country. Benito Arevalo Gochez Ruballo, 47, faces charges in El Salvador for illicit groupings, proposition or conspiracy to aggravated homicide, and homicide. Erika Beatriz Rivera Crespin, 35, is wanted for
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces police say a 30-year-old man was shot and killed Friday after confronting a 19-year-old twice about suspected car burglaries. Police say Mitchell Russell confronted David Chavez south of Lohman Avenue about the car break-ins at a nearby Walmart. Police say Chavez was able to get away, but
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The founder of an El Paso rock band who pleaded guilty to child porn charges in June used his popularity to gain the trust of underaged girls, according to court documents. Peter Sebastian Felix, 29, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release. Felix
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas — The mayor of San Elizario is accused of filing a false insurance claim in which she received a payment of $11,094, according to documents obtained by ABC-7. Isela Reyes was arrested Tuesday. According to the documents, on March 6, 2022, an employee of Reyes crashed into her car outside her home.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — — Homeland Security Investigations says it is seeing a troubling trend of exploitation and trafficking among children.HSI Special Agent In Charge Francisco Burrola told ABC-7 since COVID-19, the number of suspected child trafficking cases has doubled.He said part of the problem is that children have access to phones and tablets
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police say a 52-year-old man harassing migrants in downtown El Paso Tuesday was later arrested for an outstanding criminal warrant for family violence. Police say officers found Raymundo Maese in the South Oregon area in the middle of the street around 3:12 p.m., harassing migrants. Officers stopped him
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SAN ELIZARIO, Texas (KVIA) — San Elizario’s Mayor has been arrested for insurance fraud, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Isela Reyes, 41, was arrested Tuesday by detectives assigned to the FBI West Texas Border Corruption Task Force. According to officials, the offense happened before Reyes was mayor of San Elizario. But since
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UPDATE (5:37 p.m.): Officials now say the victim is a 39-year-old man who sustained non-life-threatening injuries. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police are responding to a report of a stabbing at 1600 Yandell in central El Paso. According to preliminary reports, the call came in at 2:36 p.m. The victim is described as
Continue Reading CNN’s Jim Sciutto and Erica Hill speak with former senior FBI profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole about the latest revelations on the arrest of Brian Walshe, the husband of missing Massachusetts woman Ana Walshe, and what could happen next.
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone and Caroll Alvarado, CNN The gun allegedly used by a 6-year-old boy to shoot his teacher at a Newport News, Virginia, school was legally purchased by the child’s mother, officials said. The boy took the firearm from his home to school in his backpack Friday, Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said
Continue Reading By Shimon Prokupecz, CNN The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is moving to terminate a member of the elite Texas Rangers unit who had been suspended over the actions he failed to take during the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, according to a source familiar with the process. The source
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 28-year-old man is under arrest following an investigation into a lower valley fire at the 600 block of N. Carolina. The fire happened on Jan. 1 at 11:51 p.m. Officials say fire crews contained the fire to the second floor and prevented it from extending to the rest of
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UPDATE: Las Cruces police say a 30-year-old man was shot around 10:30 a.m. Friday. There are no updates on the man’s condition and there is no indication as to who the shooter was. Police are asking for anyone with information to call them at (575) 526-0795. LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces police
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SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (KVIA) — The FBI arrested a 22-year-old ‘undocumented non-citizen’ for throwing a large rock at a United State Border Patrol Agent. The agent was not hit by the rock and was not hurt, but officials say that had the rock made contact, the agent could have suffered serious bodily injury. The man
Continue Reading Mexican authorities released video of Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s son being arrested. He was later released following heavy fire from cartel members.
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