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52-year-old northeast El Paso man was accidently shot, wounded by friend

September 26, 2021 2:13 PM Jim Parker

UPDATE, Sept. 27: A man seriously wounded in northeast El Paso over the weekend was accidentally shot by a friend, police said Monday. Investigators…

FBI says murders up sharply in 2020 in US, largest rise on record

September 27, 2021 7:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Priya Krishnakumar, CNN The FBI released its annual Uniform Crime Report for 2020 on Monday, showing that the number of homicides increased nearly…

Victim hospitalized after northeast El Paso stabbing

September 27, 2021 5:11 AM Mauricio Casillas

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police said one person was hospitalized after being stabbed in the northeast early Monday morning. Police were…

7 shot & killed at Juarez house party; home burned down

September 26, 2021 3:54 PM Jim Parker

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A group of armed men shot and killed seven people at a party and then burned the house down in Juarez early Sunday morning,…

Amber Alert for Texas 7-year-old girl, man wanted in disappearance

September 25, 2021 7:42 AM ABC News

WALNUT SPRINGS, Texas — Authorities issued a statewide Amber Alert on Saturday morning to find a missing 7-year-old girl from central Texas. Jessie…

Amber Alert issued for missing Texas teen believed to be with older man

September 24, 2021 9:41 PM KVIA ABC-7

BAY CITY, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety late Friday issued a statewide Amber Alert for Alicity Erevia, 17, reported missing and…

Gunman in Tennessee grocery store mass shooting was vendor

September 23, 2021 2:13 PM ABC News, Associated Press, CNN

UPDATE: COLLIERVILLE, Tennessee — The gunman in Thursday’s deadly shooting at a western Tennessee grocery store was a third-party vendor for…

$1,000 reward to catch Las Cruces High School vandals

September 23, 2021 7:39 PM KVIA ABC-7

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — One week after vandals struck Las Cruces High School, police asked for help finding those responsible and offered a $1,000…

2nd man sought in deadly Las Cruces drive-by shooting is arrested in California

September 5, 2021 3:24 PM Kate Bieri, Jim Parker

UPDATE, Sept. 23: LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police have now arrested the second suspect wanted in a fatal drive-by shooting last month in Las…

Boyfriend of slain Gabby Petito charged with bank card fraud

September 23, 2021 4:19 PM Associated Press

By MATTHEW BROWN and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials say the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, whose body was…

El Paso FBI sees disturbing trend of online school threats

September 22, 2021 11:59 AM Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has seen a disturbing trend of online threats against public…

Woman arrested after police chase from El Paso to Las Cruces

September 22, 2021 6:30 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A woman was arrested Wednesday after leading police on a car chase from El Paso County up toward Las Cruces, authorities…

Arrest made in shooting of 32-year-old Las Cruces man

September 21, 2021 2:47 PM Jim Parker

UPDATE #2: Las Cruces police announced the arrest of a Roswell man Wednesday who is accused in Tuesday afternoon’s shooting that wounded a…

Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito were involved in an incident in Wyoming restaurant in late August, witnesses say

September 23, 2021 5:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson, Amanda Watts, Randi Kaye and Kari Pricher, CNN A couple from Louisiana who were vacationing in Jackson, Wyoming,…

Bipartisan police reform talks end with no Congressional deal

September 22, 2021 12:18 PM ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — After months of negotiations, bipartisan police reform talks are officially over without a deal, sources familiar with…

Body found in Wyoming confirmed to be Gabby Petito, death ruled a homicide

September 21, 2021 3:17 PM ABC News

DENVER, Colorado — Autopsy results have confirmed that the remains found over the weekend near Grand Teton National Park are those of Gabby Petito,…

Houston officer dead, another wounded while serving warrant

September 20, 2021 8:05 AM Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a Houston police officer was killed and another was wounded during a shooting that also killed a 31-year-old man who…

8 men from El Paso, Las Cruces arrested in DPS prostitution sting

September 20, 2021 6:26 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Texas Department of Public Safety officers and federal agents arrested eight men in a prostitution sting in the El Paso area last…

FBI spends hours searching family home of Gabby Petito’s fiancé Brian Laundrie as he remains missing

September 21, 2021 9:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson and Leyla Santiago, CNN The FBI searched the family home of Gabby Petito’s fiancé, Brian Laundrie, in…

2 bodies found in vehicles in separate El Paso discoveries

September 19, 2021 11:03 AM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Police found bodies in vehicles in a pair of unrelated incidents on Sunday. The first body discovery came in a car parked in the…

TikTok’s new craze: ‘Devious lick’ challenge leads to school thefts

September 17, 2021 9:54 PM ABC News

EL PASO, Texas — A viral TikTok challenge has led to damaged property and stolen items from schools across the nation, including some in Texas who…

Amber Alert for 12-year-old Texas girl taken from school

September 17, 2021 8:21 PM ABC News

CONVERSE, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued Friday night for a 12-year-old child out of Converse, which is in Bexar County about 15 miles…

Jailed Las Cruces man suspected of being serial child rapist across NM, Texas

September 17, 2021 1:00 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 53-year-old man jailed in Las Cruces for the sexual assault of a teenager is believed to be a serial attacker and likely…

Amber Alert for 6-year-old Texas boy taken from mom’s car

September 17, 2021 7:46 AM ABC News

PEARLAND, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued early Friday for a 6-year-old boy who police say was kidnapped from his mother’s vehicle in…

Texan tied to ‘boogaloo’ sentenced to 50 years in prison

September 17, 2021 7:22 AM Associated Press

NEW BOSTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas man linked to the “boogaloo” movement who livestreamed threats to kill police was sentenced Friday to 50 years…

Americas High School threat prompts police response for Friday

September 16, 2021 9:57 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Officials said there would be an extra police presence at Americas High School on Friday as a result of a potential threat leveled…

Man’s body found on I-10, about 15 miles west of Las Cruces

September 16, 2021 6:12 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A man’s body was found late Thursday afternoon along Interstate 10 west of Las Cruces and just beyond a landfill area. New…

El Paso FBI warns of children being targeted by ‘sextortion’ blackmail

September 16, 2021 8:50 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — Your child could be blackmailed into sending sexually explicit images to an unknown stranger online, warns the El Paso office of…

Man jailed for murder after allegedly shooting northeast El Paso neighbor with AK-47 in dog dispute

September 15, 2021 4:28 AM Jim Parker, JC Navarrete, Mauricio Casillas

UPDATE #2, Sept. 16: ABC-7 obtained court documents on Thursday with details about a deadly shooting that happened in the 8900 block of Robert Drive…

1 of 6 teens arrested in Las Cruces drug murder is identified as he turns 18

August 5, 2020 12:15 AM Jim Parker

UPDATE, Sept. 16, 2021: One of a half-dozen teens arrested last year in a deadly Las Cruces shooting tied to drugs was publicly identified on…