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El Paso man arrested and charged with murder

May 30, 2022 12:09 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas – Crimes Against Persons (CAP) detectives arrested Angel Hinojos, 21, in connection with a double shooting on Sunday afternoon. It…

1 dead, 1 in serious condition after shooting in Segundo Barrio

May 29, 2022 4:08 PM Crista V. Mack

UPDATE: Police confirm one man is dead after shooting in Segundo Barrio Sunday afternoon. Police said the man was 51-years-old, and another female…

ABC-7 Xtra: El Paso, Uvalde bonded by tragedy

May 29, 2022 3:27 PM Saul Saenz

EL PASO, Texas-In the days following the Uvalde shooting, Governor Greg Abbott was front and center holding news conferences. El Paso had a similar…

Another arrest made in Sacramento mass shooting that last month left 6 dead and 12 injured, police say

May 29, 2022 12:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson, CNN Police on Saturday arrested a fourth suspect in last month’s mass shooting in downtown Sacramento, California, that…

Justice Department to review police response to Uvalde school shooting

May 29, 2022 11:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Paula Reid, CNN The Justice Department announced Sunday it will conduct a review of the law enforcement response to the mass shooting at Robb…

A Border Patrol tactical unit killed the Texas gunman. The elite force has played key roles in the US

May 29, 2022 8:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Faith Karimi, CNN When gunfire rang out at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, officials from Customs and Border Protection were among…

6 people shot in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Saturday night

May 29, 2022 8:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson, Sara Smart and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Six people were shot, and two of them suffered life-threatening injuries, following an…

Biden heads to Uvalde to meet families of victims from devastating school shooting

May 29, 2022 5:01 AM CNN

CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Sunday will undertake the grimly familiar task of comforting families after another mass shooting,…

El Paso County Attorney’s office reminds public of the consequences of making false threats to schools

May 27, 2022 7:46 PM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso County Attorney’s office tells abc-7 they will seek serious punishment for juveniles making false threats against…

Second arrest made in Socorro woman’s murder

May 27, 2022 1:14 PM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas – Detectives with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit have made a second arrest in a homicide that happened on Feb.…

Despite ample school security plan, Texas shooter found gaps

May 27, 2022 11:37 AM Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY and KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press Robb Elementary School had measures in place to prevent this kind of violence. A fence lined…

Woman flees, assaults deputy after reportedly stealing from a restaurant

May 27, 2022 11:00 AM Yvonne Suarez

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies respond to a report of a theft at a restaurant in Clint. A description of the suspect was provided…

Las Cruces business owners impacted by high crime

May 26, 2022 6:19 PM Sarah Coria

LAS CRUCES, Texas — Las Cruces business owners gathered Thursday to discuss their frustrations with city leaders they say fail to…

WATCH: Police say no injuries, and no confirmed sighting of subject with gun, Bel Air being cleared

May 26, 2022 1:59 PM David Gonzalez

UPDATE 3:00 p.m.: El Paso police say they’ll take any threat seriously. Parents were briefed at a staging area. There was no confirmed sighting…

Watch Uvalde update: DPS: Shooter entered school without confrontation

May 26, 2022 12:19 PM David Gonzalez

UVALDE, Texas – DPS Regional Director Victor Escalon provided updates on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde. Escalon says he was one of…

El Paso businessman arrested on deceptive business practice charge

May 26, 2022 11:45 AM Dylan McKim, Lesley Engle

EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso businessman, who was the subject of a months-long ABC-7 investigation, was arrested on a deceptive business practice…

Texas nonprofit gathers leaders in wake of Uvalde shooting seeking solutions, change

May 26, 2022 10:45 AM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – Children at Risk, a Texas nonpartisan research and advocacy nonprofit with ties to El Paso, gathered community members to discuss…

Senate GOP blocks domestic terrorism bill, gun policy debate

May 26, 2022 10:27 AM Associated Press

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings…

ABC-7 Investigates: Construction, solar company accused of fraud; owner wanted

May 25, 2022 6:38 PM Lesley Engle, Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas – A judge has issued a criminal arrest warrant for an El Paso businessman accused of deceptive business practices while various…

Las Cruces man that attacked off-duty border patrol agent with machete found guilty of kidnapping, carjacking

May 25, 2022 6:58 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas – A federal jury Tuesday convicted Fernando Angel Puga of kidnapping and carjacking in a brutal attack against an off-duty border…

El Paso parents faced with having to talk about school shootings with their children

May 24, 2022 7:58 PM Rosemary Garcia

EL PASO, Texas – Following the news of the mass shooting in a Uvalde elementary school, many Borderland parents are forced to talk to their kids…

Uvalde elementary school shooter chronicled his actions on social media, Gov. Greg Abbott says

May 25, 2022 2:37 PM Texas Tribune

A gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at a South Texas elementary school and shot his grandmother in the face Tuesday spelled out each…

SISD board votes to end ties with Socorro Police

May 25, 2022 11:56 AM Emmanuel Esparza

EL PASO, Texas- In a 4-3 vote last week, the Socorro Independent School District board has put an end to their “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) or…

WATCH: Gov. Abbott to hold news conference on Robb Elementary School Shooting in Uvalde

May 25, 2022 11:09 AM David Gonzalez

UVALDE, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott will hold a news conference to update the state’s response to Tuesday’s Robb Elementary School shooting…

Students, teachers in Uvalde elementary school shooting were in one classroom, law enforcement says

May 25, 2022 10:33 AM Texas Tribune

The 19 children and two teachers killed Tuesday at a South Texas elementary school — the second-deadliest public school shooting in U.S. history…

What we know about the victims at Robb Elementary School

May 25, 2022 6:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, Harmeet Kaur, Melissa Alonso, Amir Vera and Sharif Paget, CNN One of the 10-year-olds aspired to be a lawyer someday. Another, a marine…