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4 hurt in Texas school shooting, suspected student gunman captured

October 6, 2021 10:16 AM ABC News, Associated Press, CNN

UPDATE: ARLINGTON, Texas — Police in Texas have arrested a student suspected of opening fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high…

Southern New Mexico man charged with ax murder of wife after body found in forest

October 6, 2021 11:43 AM ABC News, Associated Press

SILVER CITY, New Mexico — A southern New Mexico man on probation who had to wear an ankle bracelet to monitor his movements has been…

Police detail El Paso apartment worker’s alleged violent attack on 2 women residents

October 4, 2021 6:55 PM Jim Parker, Rachel Phillips

UPDATE, Oct. 5: Silenced with duct tape, choked and punched – those are some of the new details ABC-7 has learned from El Paso police about an attack…

Amber Alert: FBI looks for abducted 13-year-old Texas girl who is sex trafficking victim

October 5, 2021 8:08 PM ABC News

HOUSTON, Texas — The FBI is asking for help in finding a missing 13-year-old Texas girl who was last seen two weeks ago and is believed to be in…

Horizon City man accused of running ‘dangerous’ human smuggling operation

October 5, 2021 6:43 PM Jim Parker, Saul Saenz

HORIZON CITY, Texas — A Horizon City man was arrested during a raid by federal agents on accusations of operating a “dangerous” human smuggling…

Missouri man executed over objections of Pope Francis

October 5, 2021 5:22 PM Associated Press

BONNE TERRE, Missouri — A Missouri man has been put to death for killing three workers while robbing a convenience store nearly three decades ago.…

Las Cruces settles suit claiming ‘rough ride’ after arrest

October 4, 2021 8:50 AM Associated Press

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — The Las Cruces Police Department has settled a lawsuit by a man who claimed he was seriously injured during an arrest by a…

Victim remains hospitalized after downtown Las Cruces gunfire that shattered glass

October 3, 2021 3:04 AM Kate Bieri, Jim Parker

UPDATE, Aug. 4: Las Cruces police said a man shot in the upper leg and hip area over the weekend remained hospitalized Monday with non-life…

DEA agent killed, 2 others hurt in shooting on Amtrak train slated to stop in El Paso

October 4, 2021 3:19 PM ABC News

TUCSON, Arizona — A DEA agent was killed and another agent along with a Tucson police officer were seriously injured after someone opened fire…

Fate of George Floyd pardon request now with Texas governor

October 4, 2021 4:18 PM Associated Press

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas agency has approved a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004…

Drunk driver accused of striking, injuring pedestrian in Cincy district

October 3, 2021 5:01 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — An east El Paso man was charged with drunk driving Sunday after his pickup truck struck and injured a pedestrian crossing the…

East El Paso violent family fight ends in stabbing; 3 hurt

October 2, 2021 2:05 PM Jim Parker, Rosemary Garcia

UPDATE: Police provided an update Saturday night on a violent family disturbance that happened earlier in the day, noting that they initially thought…

Sunland Park resident wounded in hail of gunfire from drive-by shooter

October 2, 2021 1:23 PM Jim Parker

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A Sunland Park resident was hospitalized Saturday with multiple gunshot wounds following an early morning drive-by…

2 face drug charges after fentanyl is seized at El Paso ports of entry

October 1, 2021 10:13 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — Back-to-back seizures of the dangerous synthetic drug fentanyl happened at two El Paso ports of entry this week. According to U.S.…

Principal shot by former student at school in Houston

October 1, 2021 12:06 PM ABC News

HOUSTON, Texas — Authorities say a former student of a Houston charter school shot and wounded a school principal on campus before quickly…

‘Sweet Tooth’ bandit captured by El Paso police

September 30, 2021 3:58 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A fugitive dubbed the ‘Sweet Tooth’ bandit by El Paso police has been captured, authorities announced Thursday afternoon. The…

City Council questions EPPD’s handling of homeless man’s ‘forceful’ arrest caught on video

September 18, 2021 8:01 PM Rosemary Garcia, Jim Parker

UPDATE, Sept. 29: Questions arose at this week’s El Paso City Council meeting about an interaction between police and a homeless man that went viral…

EPISD police promote 1st woman to sergeant

September 29, 2021 11:37 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Independent School District has promoted its first female police sergeant for the district’s police department. Sgt.…

Father acquitted of killings threatens to sue SISD for leaving son alone in park

September 29, 2021 9:37 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — A father outraged after learning his six-year-old son was left alone at a park by a school bus driver is threatening to sue the…

Texas inmate executed in deadly stabbings of 2 brothers over 30 years ago

September 28, 2021 6:07 PM Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas inmate has been executed for fatally stabbing two Houston-area brothers during a robbery in their home more than 30…

Abandoned dog found tied to post behind east El Paso business

September 28, 2021 3:59 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police said Tuesday they were investigating the case of an abandoned dog that was tied to the back of an eastside business.…

FBI says serious crime in El Paso continues to drop

September 28, 2021 12:38 PM El Paso Matters

EL PASO, Texas — The number of serious crimes reported to El Paso police in 2020 declined by 18% compared to the previous year, continuing a…

Man who killed 5 in Capital Gazette shooting gets multiple life sentences

September 28, 2021 3:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Kiely Westhoff and Jason Hanna, CNN A man who killed five employees of Maryland’s Capital Gazette newspaper in 2018 was sentenced Tuesday to…

Woman arrested for stabbing of 13-year-old child in Lower Valley

September 27, 2021 5:53 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police arrested a 34-year-old California woman Monday on charges she stabbed and wounded a 13-year-old child multiple times…

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…