15-year-old El Paso male identified as Franklin Loop shooting victim
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police have identified a 15-year-old male as the victim of a shooting that occurred at the 7600 block of Franklin Loop at…
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El Paso City Council votes down proposal to deprioritize abortion criminal investigations
UPDATE: A resolution to deprioritize abortion investigations by the El Paso Police Department did not pass, El Paso City Council voted 5 to 4 against…
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Uvalde mayor says he fears a cover-up of investigation into school massacre and calls on Texas Gov. Abbott to intervene
By Shimon Prokupecz and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin told CNN he’s lost faith in Texas leaders investigating how law…
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Watch: Officials say Crimo planned attack, fired over 70 rounds into crowd at July 4th parade
HIGHLAND PARK, Illinois — Officials say the person of interest in July 4th parade shooting pre-planned the attack for several weeks. Deputy Chief…
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Death toll climbs to 7 in July 4th parade shooting
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — Police say a seventh person has died as a result of the mass shooting at a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois.…
Continue Reading These are the lives lost from the July Fourth parade mass shooting
By Alisha Ebrahimji, Sara Smart, Sharif Paget and Caroll Alvarado, CNN What was supposed to be a patriotic celebration turned into a day of tragedy…
Continue Reading ‘Those are wartime injuries’: Doctor describes the horrific scene at the Highland Park shooting
Highland Park, Illinois resident Dr. David Baum recounts to CNN’s John Berman why he decided to run back to help victims and the carnage he witnessed…
Continue Reading What we know about the Highland Park shooting suspect
By Dakin Andone, Steve Almasy and Curt Devine, CNN Hours after gunfire interrupted the Highland Park, Illinois, July Fourth parade, killing seven…
Continue Reading Highland Park gunman admitted to firing on parade crowd and contemplated attack in Madison, Wisconsin, officials say
A person of interest is arrested in connection to the Highland Park parade…
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Shooting at Franklin Loop in lower valley leaves one man dead
UPDATE – El Paso police say one man died from his gunshot injuries after a shooting in the lower valley on July 4th. A spokesman with the police…
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Person of interest taken into custody in July 4 parade shooting
UPDATE 5:46 P.M.: Officials say a North Chicago police officer spotted the person of interest in the July 4th parade shooting and following a short…
Continue Reading ‘People just falling and falling’: Witnesses describe terror at Illinois parade shooting
By Jason Hanna, Adrienne Broaddus, Eric Levenson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Zoe Pawelczak’s dad thought the repetitive pops ringing out at…
Continue Reading Suspect in connection with a mass shooting at July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois, has been taken into custody
By Eric Levenson, Adrienne Broaddus, Shawn Nottingham, Brynn Gingras, Steve Almasy and Joe Sutton, CNN Robert E. Crimo III, the suspect in a mass…
Continue Reading Several people killed in Copenhagen mall shooting, police say
Several people have been shot at a Copenhagen mall, Danish police said. One person has been arrested in connection with the shooting at Field’s mall,…
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One man dead after officer involved shooting incident in New Mexico
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico — Officials say one man is dead after firing shots at a Doña Ana County Sheriff deputy early this morning. It happened in a…
Continue Reading A drive-by shooting leaves a 5-year-old dead and an 8-year-old injured in Houston
By Michelle Watson and Holly Yan, CNN Houston police are asking for the public’s help in finding whoever opened fire on a car overnight,…
Continue Reading 2 dead and 4 injured, including 3 officers, in Texas shooting, police say
By Michelle Watson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A gunman in Texas killed two people and injured another person Saturday before fatally shooting himself,…
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Officials: El Paso detention officer attacked inside her unit by inmate during transport; customs agent comes to her rescue
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story indicated the incident happened at 3:45 a.m., as mentioned during the live news conference. Court…
Continue Reading Driver of semitruck where migrants died didn’t know AC had gone off, court document says
By Rosa Flores, Chris Boyette and Michelle Krupa, CNN The alleged driver of a tractor-trailer where sweltering conditions led to the death of 53…
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Man identified in connection to deadly east El Paso shooting
UPDATE: Federal officials say the man who died after being shot by an officer Wednesday was 29-year-old Luis Angel Garcia. Officials say Garcia was…
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El Paso Police: Nurse threats to “end” officers’ lives with fentanyl caught on video
EL PASO, Texas – Court records obtained by ABC-7 state a man threatened to harm officers by giving them, “all the (expletive) Fentanyl to (expletive)…
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Democratic congresswoman among more than 100 arrested at SCOTUS abortion rights protest
By Morgan Rimmer, Matthew Hoye, Joe Johns and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Rep. Judy Chu of California was among the more than 100 people arrested at an…
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El Paso man gets 10 years in prison for coercion of a minor who turned out to be undercover FBI employee
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man received 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a child into sexual activity. Officials say, Lawrence…
Continue Reading Seller of weapon used to take hostages at Texas synagogue pleads guilty to federal charge
Andi Babineau, CNN The man who sold a semi-automatic weapon that was later used to take hostages in a Texas synagogue in January has pleaded guilty…
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Residents say Desert Hope Apartments a hotspot for crime, drugs, just 10 months after opening
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The scene at Desert Hope Apartments is a very different one today than it was just 10 months ago. Drugs, crime, and violence…
Continue Reading At least 6 migrants died and 10 others were found in 3 separate human smuggling cases in Texas over the last 24 hours
By Ray Sanchez, Joe Sutton and Rebekah Riess, CNN At least six migrants were killed and 10 others have been found in three separate human smuggling…
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WATCH: Man shot, another taken into custody, in organized crime investigation, say officials
UPATE: 7:20 p.m. — The Department of Homeland Security said one suspect was shot and another, who fled the scene, is now in custody. Officials…
Continue Reading El Paso Police: Registered nurse threatened to kill officers by giving them Fentanyl at his hospital
EL PASO, Texas — A 30-year-old registered nurse threatened to kill officers by giving them Fentanyl if he ever saw them at the hospital where he…
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WATCH: Gov. Abbott holds media briefing on border security; calls for enhanced DPS checkpoints
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott held a briefing to address updates on border security Wednesday. Abbott stressed in the briefing that…
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Migrants are taking more risks to reach the US
By Catherine E. Shoichet and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN After authorities found dozens of migrants dead inside a semi-truck in Texas, US officials…
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