HUDSPETH, Texas — ABC-7 obtained documents that reveal more information about the shooting incident that killed one migrant and injured another. The shooting happened Tuesday evening south of Sierra Blanca in Hudspeth County. An affidavit ABC-7 obtained states that the shooting happened around 7 p.m. on Tuesday. A group of migrants traveled in the desert
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EL PASO, Texas — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, D – El Paso, is calling on the department of justice to investigate the shooting death of a migrant this week. “I am publicly calling on the DOJ to investigate this as a hate crime,” said Escobar. A former warden and his brother were arrested for the fatal
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(CNN) — The former warden of a Texas prison and his brother were arrested and now face manslaughter charges in the fatal roadside shooting of a migrant this week. A migrant woman also suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach in the Tuesday incident, authorities said. Michael and Mark Sheppard, both 60, were arrested Thursday, according to
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HUDSPETH, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety identified a man it says is connected to a shooting incident in Hudspeth County on Wednesday. Officials say 26-year-old Erick Garibaldi, of Fort Hancock, shot one of three men found by a DPS trooper on I-10 east at mile marker 72 around 11 a.m. The trooper
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Daniel, Michael Leyva UPDATE: El Paso police released the mugshots for Michael and Daniel Leyva. Police say Michael was booked for aggravated robbery on a separate case and rebooked for capital murder on a $1 million bond. Daniel was booked on a charge of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. His bond was set at
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By Josh Campbell, Cheri Mossburg, Taylor Romine and Christina Maxouris, CNN Six people were injured in a Wednesday shooting at an East Oakland, California, school campus, and authorities are looking for those responsible, police said Wednesday. Officers responded to reports of a shooting just after 12:45 p.m. local time at a school campus that houses
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UPDATE: Two migrants were shot, and one was killed Tuesday night in Hudspeth County, according to the FBI. The two were among a group of migrants. No arrests have been made. According to the FBI, they do not believe there is a current threat or pending threat to public safety. If you have information that
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police are responding to a SWAT call near Solano and Colorado. Police say it’s in relation to a family domestic disturbance. A man has barricaded himself in a home. Police say they are trying to establish communication with the man and encourage him to come out peacefully. This
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting at a Las Cruces hotel died a little over a week after that incident. Las Cruces police confirm that 35-year-old Alfred Marquez died on August 19. Marquez was wanted in connection with the August 10 murder of a 35-year-old following a
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EL PASO, Texas — A 24-year-old woman is charged with murder in connection to a deadly shooting on the east side, according to El Paso police. Investigators say 24-year-old Rachel Rivota was the driver of a vehicle that drove up to 35-year-old-Christopher Ryan Correa on Sept. 18 around 2:20 a.m. According to police, 26-year-old Alexander
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EL PASO, Texas –A family is searching for answers after the tragic loss of one of their own. 28-year-old Manuel Sanchez Jr. lived with his parents and his youngest sister, who has Down syndrome. Sanchez also had a form of high functioning Down syndrome, living a very normal life. They had just moved to El
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s office has released lapel camera recordings to ABC-7 of two domestic disputes involving Bob and Kim Yacone between March and August of 2022. The tapes are from multiple calls that DASO responded to at the Yacone household, including a domestic disturbance and a suspicious person
Continue Reading By Anna Chernova and Radina Gigova, CNN At least 11 children were killed when a gunman wearing Nazi symbols opened fire at a school in the western Russian city of Izhevsk, Russian authorities said Monday. Fifteen fatalities have been recorded so far. Among those killed was the school’s security guard, head of the regional government
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(CNN) – A road rage suspect is lucky to be alive after a train struck the police cruiser she was being held in. The incident took place in Colorado on September 16., but the bodycam footage has just been released. Yareni Rios-Gonzalez was pulled over by Platteville Police near Fort Lupton after a reported traffic
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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan said the state Legislature will not pass meaningful gun safety legislation during its next session but signaled an openness to creating limited exceptions to the state’s abortion ban. Families of the Uvalde school shooting victims, along with House and Senate Democrats, have repeatedly called for a special session to raise
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Dianne Gallagher, CNN A former top state official in Mississippi pleaded guilty Thursday to state and federal charges in connection to an embezzlement scheme that auditors say misused millions of welfare dollars, including funneling funds into projects linked to prominent Mississippians like former NFL star Brett Favre. Officials from the US
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EL PASO, Texas — New Mexico State Police have confirmed the identities of two people who were found dead inside a Las Cruces apartment complex Wednesday. Police say one of the people was 20-year-old Emilia Rueda, and the other was 19-year-old, Carlos Esparza. Police say it is likely a case of murder-suicide and that there
Continue Reading (CNN) — Prosecutors have recommended against charging Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz in a federal sex-trafficking investigation, according to a source familiar with the matter. The recommendation comes in part because prosecutors have questions over whether the central witnesses in the long-running investigation would be perceived as credible before a jury, the source said. Senior Justice
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UPDATE: A man dressed in a clown mask shot the victim in the abdomen, according to court documents obtained by ABC-7. Investigators say Dorian Carlos Reveles had been inside the Talecris Plasma Resources Center before the shooting. Revels was unable to donate plasma, according to the documents. Investigators say Reveles can be seen in surveillance
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — In the statement of fact released by the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office, a man facing first-degree murder charges in the death of his wife was previously convicted of Child Abuse and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Bob Yacone is facing charges in the shooting and killing of
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PICACHO HILLS, New Mexico – Robert Yacone is accused of shooting and murdering his wife, Kimberly Yacone. The shooting happened at their home in Picacho Hills Sunday. During the son’s call to 911, you hear the stepson saying she is losing lots of blood and is dead. You hear him say she is bleeding from
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EL PASO, Texas — A former El Paso mayor has launched a political action committee to report what he believes is the truth about what’s happening at the district attorney’s office. District Attorney Yvonne Rosales has been facing several controversies including the dismissal of about 900 criminal cases since mid-August, which include suspects of domestic
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EL PASO, Texas — A man accused of taking part in an ambush-style murder of a former Army soldier more than five years ago was supposed to go before a jury in October. Now, Tristan Chilton will have to wait longer for his capital murder trial to occur. And his attorney is concerned about the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State Police responded to a welfare check at a Las Cruces apartment complex. Officers informed ABC-7 that two individuals were found at the apartment, both dead. The name, age and sex of the two people found have not been released to the public. The bodies have been sent
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EL PASO, Texas – A new executive order issued by Texas Governor Greg Abbott designates Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations. Gov. Abbott also instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety to dismantle the cartel infrastructure as the national fentanyl crisis increases. In addition to the executive order, the Governor sent a letter to President Joe
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EL PASO, Texas -Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office says he has received a letter from El Paso District Attorney Yvonne Rosales asking for his help in prosecuting Patrick Crusius, the accused Walmart shooter. The AG’s office tells ABC-7 he is currently considering Rosales’ request. Rosales reportedly sent that same letter to the U.S. Attorney General, Merrick Garland, and the Governor
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(CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a civil fraud lawsuit Wednesday against former President Donald Trump, according to court records. The case docket indicates the defendants are Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeffrey Mcconney, The Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust, The Trump Organization, Inc., and
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, Brad Parks and Omar Jimenez, CNN The former Minneapolis Police officer who held down George Floyd’s legs in May 2020 was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday on a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death. Thomas Lane, who is currently in federal prison for violating Floyd’s
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EL PASO, Texas — Crimes Against Persons Detectives are investigating a shooting at 8631 North Loop. Police say one man in his late 30s has been taken to the hospital. This is a developing news story. Download the KVIA news app to get alerts the moment news breaks.
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EL PASO, Texas– El Paso Police confirm one man was arrested under multiple charges after crashing into vehicles at Viva Nissan in East El Paso Monday morning. Employees told ABC-7 the man was driving a white SUV and hit eight cars in the parking lot of Viva, and attempted to flee. Police later arrested the
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