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Jury deliberating in case against ex-cop for George Floyd’s death

April 19, 2021 8:30 AM ABC News, Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — The murder case against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd has gone to the jury.…

Las Cruces police seek info on 4 weekend shootings that wounded 4

April 19, 2021 2:14 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police said Monday they were investigating four separate shootings that happened over the weekend, three of…

Former sheriff’s detective arrested in Austin shooting that left 3 dead

April 19, 2021 8:17 AM CNN Newsource

AUSTIN, Texas — Authorities say they arrested a former sheriff’s office detective suspected of killing three people in a shooting in…

Las Cruces man found shot & critically hurt, flown to UMC

April 18, 2021 8:39 PM Kate Bieri

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Officers found a Las Cruces man critically injured with a gunshot wound Sunday evening, according to the police department.…

3 dead in Austin active shooter case called ‘domestic situation’; ex-cop sought as gunman

April 18, 2021 12:51 PM CNN Newsource, ABC News

AUSTIN, Texas — Three people were pronounced dead from gunshot wounds at the scene of an active shooter incident in Austin on Sunday, according…

After 100 days in office, new El Paso DA defends plea deals, pursues death penalty for Walmart shooter

April 17, 2021 2:04 PM Stephanie Valle

EL PASO, Texas — This week marked the first 100 days of a new district attorney for El Paso. Yvonne Rosales was sworn into office on Jan. 1, 2021.…

Fort Bliss soldier accused of sexually assaulting fellow soldier, other women now faces more charges

April 16, 2021 9:49 PM Jim Parker

FORT BLISS, Texas — A private first class already facing a court martial over multiple accusations of the sexual assault of women, one of those…

Texas’ longest-serving death row inmate to get new sentence

April 16, 2021 5:07 PM CNN Newsource

HOUSTON, Texas — A court in Texas has thrown out the death sentence of convicted killer Raymond Riles, who has spent more than 40 years on the…

19-year-old gunman in Indiana shooting that killed 8 had prior FBI contact, gun seized

April 15, 2021 11:08 PM CNN Newsource, ABC News, Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Police in Indianapolis on Friday identified the gunman who stormed a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, killing…

Reward offered for identity of bloody attacker in Las Cruces shooting

April 14, 2021 4:10 PM Jim Parker

UPDATE, April 16: Las Cruces Crime Stoppers on Friday announced it is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that helps police identify a…

Heavy metal guitarist becomes 1st to plead guilty in U.S. Capitol riot

April 16, 2021 10:33 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — A heavy metal guitarist with ties to the Oath Keepers on Friday became the first defendant to plead guilty to federal charges in…

Attempted mass shooting at San Antonio Airport foiled by officer; shooter dead

April 15, 2021 2:20 PM CNN

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — An attempted mass shooting outside the San Antonio International Airport on Thursday was prevented by a parks officer working…

Woman arrested on manslaughter charge in deadly U.S. 54 crash after release from hospital

April 7, 2021 11:32 PM Jim Parker

UPDATE, April 15: El Paso police said a woman blamed for causing a deadly traffic crash on U.S. 54 earlier this month, as a result of drunk driving…

Chauvin won’t testify at trial as defense, prosecution rest

April 15, 2021 8:37 AM CNN Newsource

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Derek Chauvin invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify on Thursday and the defense rested its case as the…

Man shot, seriously wounded in El Paso’s Sunset Heights area

April 14, 2021 5:38 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A man was shot and seriously wounded Wednesday afternoon in El Paso’s Sunset Heights neighborhood. It happened around 3:30 p.m. in…

No charges will be filed against officer who fatally shot woman during U.S. Capitol riot

April 14, 2021 11:21 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Federal prosecutors won’t charge a police officer who shot and killed a woman as she climbed through the broken part of a…

Judge won’t dismiss charges against ex-cop in Floyd death, says man in car won’t testify

April 14, 2021 11:17 AM ABC News, Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – The judge in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial has denied a defense motion to acquit the former police officer in George Floyd’s…

Minnesota officer charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright killing during traffic stop

April 14, 2021 10:31 AM CNN

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota — A police officer who authorities say shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop has…

Family of slain NMSP officer plans lawsuit over his ‘ambush’ death

April 13, 2021 11:28 AM Associated Press, KVIA ABC-7, Saul Saenz

LORDSBURG, New Mexico — The family of a New Mexico State Police officer fatally shot in the line of duty in February has filed a tort…

Soldier arrested in El Paso on federal fraud charges

April 13, 2021 2:08 PM Associated Press

EL PASO, Texas — An Army National Guard soldier who works as a jail guard in New York City was arrested in El Paso on charges that he lied…

Supreme Court upholds murder conviction of Alamogordo man

April 13, 2021 1:14 PM Associated Press

SANTA FE, New Mexico — An Alamogordo man serving life in prison for murder and other crimes has lost an appeal. The New Mexico Supreme Court…

Prosecution rests, defense begins in ex-cop’s trial for Floyd death

April 13, 2021 8:55 AM ABC News, Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin after 11 days of testimony and a…

Police say Mexican man found wounded at east El Paso hotel accidently shot self

April 12, 2021 5:06 AM Brianna Chavez, Jim Parker

UPDATE, April 13: Detectives said Tuesday that they now believe a man found shot at a hotel near the El Paso airport a day prior was the victim of an…

Student who fired gun at officers at Tennessee school is shot & killed

April 12, 2021 2:26 PM ABC News, Associated Press, CNN

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Authorities say a student at a Tennessee high school fired at officers and was killed by police. Tennessee Bureau of…

Suicidal Fort Bliss soldier with gun, who barricaded self in car with infant, surrenders to police

April 12, 2021 1:38 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A Fort Bliss soldier armed with a shotgun and threatening suicide barricaded himself in a car with an infant Monday afternoon,…

Police say northeast El Paso girl clings to life after being shot by man she was dating

April 10, 2021 8:05 AM Jim Parker

UPDATE, April 12: A 16-year-old northeast El Paso girl remained hospitalized Tuesday with life-threatening injuries after being shot over the weekend…