ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KVIA) — Authorities are searching for a missing child, who the Ector County Sheriff’s Office and other officials believe is in “grave or immediate danger.” Maxamillius Aiden Dominguez, 6, is a Hispanic male last seen wearing a teal blue Toy Story shirt, blue jeans, and black crocs. He was last seen Friday
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua Secretary of Public Safety (SSPE) continues to investigate the possible criminal activity of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in the state and specifically in Ciudad Juárez. ABC-7 reached out to the state agency to learn what the secretary has discovered so far, a spokesman with the secretariat said
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Desiree Wheatley would have been celebrating her 53rd birthday on Monday, Sept. 2. Instead, Wheatley’s mother is coming to terms knowing her daughter has been dead for more-than double the number of years she was alive. “This has been 37 years in the making. So, try holding your breath for 37
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. and Mexican authorities announced during a news conference today the arrest of multiple wanted criminals due to information provided through the Se Busca Información tip-line. The authorities also unveiled five new targets wanted along the U.S./Mexico border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Marshals, U.S. Homeland
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso man who’s been on death row for over thirty years has a new execution date. David Leonard Wood, who had been dubbed “The Desert Serial Killer,” was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 1992. Wood was accused of murdering six young women and girls, whose bodies
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA) — On August 1st, 2021, Mayvel Alexandra Morales was driving her family back from vacation, when their lives were changed in an instant. Mario Martell, a driver with a BAC of .135, according to El Paso Police, drove the wrong way on I-10 and crashed into their car, killing Morales. Her
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department on Friday released details on two separate incidents where Ft. Bliss residents were arrested for allegedly abandoning their dogs. Police say on July 13, Charles Edward McVey abandoned his dog in a parking lot at the 3000 block of N. Zaragoza and did not attempt
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Las Cruces Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying whomever is responsible for shooting a 52-year-old man. Crime Stoppers of Las Cruces-Doña Ana County is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that helps identify the person or persons responsible for the shooting.
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — A local police department is warning residents about a possible scam operation involving a claim to conduct a water test, while actually seeking to obtain a resident’s private information. The Sunland Park Police Department issued a statement on Friday that a resident had responded to a notice claiming to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada’s case could be moved to Brooklyn after U.S. prosecutors presented a formal request to move the case from Texas to New York. “El Mayo” was arrested on July 25 along with the son of “El Chapo”, Joaquín Guzmán López at the Doña Ana
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KVIA) — A New Mexico man accused of a crime spree including multiple armed robberies including a bank robbery, carjacking and murder is now being charged with federal crimes for the death of a Santa Fe man. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Mexico and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Border Patrol, and Immigration Customs Enforcement agents, among others, continue to find stash houses across the Borderland. With stash houses recently found inside homes and even short-term rentals, the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations told ABC-7 that HSI El Paso special agents have discovered more than 20
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 30 years. That is how long the families of Concepción Villa, Francisco Santoni, and Dante Santoni have been waiting for answers and closure. That’s also how long ABC-7 has been covering the family’s triple murder. “Police say all three victims died of multiple stab wounds,” Estela Casas said the evening of
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Update (August 7, 2024): Jail records show Gallegos remains in jail on a $200,000 bond. Court records show that he is scheduled to enter a plea on August 29, 2024. The jury trial is currently scheduled for March 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM. Update: ABC-7 obtained new court documents that state Angel stabbed Alberto with
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and burglary of habitation was arrested Tuesday by deputies with El Paso County Constable Office Precinct Three. Constable Hector J. Bernal released a statement Tuesday afternoon that said Stephen Vincent Guerra, 46, was located and taken into custody at the
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — A total of 76 Chihuahua state inmates were transferred from Juárez’s Social Reintegration Center (CERESO 3) to CERESO #1 in Chihuahua City and #4 located in Parral, also in the state of Chihuahua. 60 inmates were transferred to Chihuahua and 16 to Parral. On Sunday, a fight inside the prison left
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Update (September 25, 2024): The court has scheduled a Judge’s Conference for December 3, 2024, a Motions Hearing for April 17, 2025, a Final Judge’s Conference for July 17, 2025, a Final Hearing and Plea Deadline for September 9, 2025, and Special Setting Jury Trials for September 11 and 12. Update (August 8, 2024): At
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Update: ABC-7 just received more sketches. The prosecutor in court today (Courtesy: Nacho L. Garcia Jr.) The judge in court today (Courtesy: Nacho L. Garcia Jr.) El Mayo in court today (Courtesy: Nacho L. Garcia Jr.) Update: ABC-7 just received this sketch from our sketch artist inside of the courtroom. Cameras were not allowed inside.
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA-TV)—As we approach the 5th anniversary of August 3rd, we commemorate the lives lost in the Walmart terrorist attack. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is hosting a discussion titled Remembering August 3rd: Memory, Trauma & Extremism to honor the victims. The panel discussion is for mourning, reflection, and education. By understanding the origins of extremism
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El Paso, TX (KVIA)- The FBI El Paso Field Office wants to bring to the public a recent scam involving using Bitcoin-Crypto ATMs. Special Agent Derek Hackert talks about the recent increase in these types of schemes.
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Update (October 10, 2024): Perez is set to go on trial on May 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM. Update: The jail released Perez on bond on July 31, 2024. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police say that officers arrested and charged 23-year-old Jorge Miguel Perez with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Oscar Hagelsieb, former Homeland Security Investigations assistant special agent talks to ABC-7 about what impact the arrest of a high profile cartel boss will have on the Borderland. Hagelsieb says in his experience, there will now be more violence on the Mexican side of the border as other cartel leaders fight
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CNN By Emma Tucker, Polo Sandoval, Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The arrest of two leaders of the Sinaloa cartel in the United States on Thursday was organized by one of the two men arrested, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of infamous cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Guzman Lopez organized his
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA and ABC) — In his first ever appearance inside a U.S. courtroom, 76-year-old Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia required use of a wheelchair and spoke a total of 22 words, according to a transcript of the proceedings obtained by ABC News. The judge overseeing Zambada Garcia’s case, Anne Berton, read the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada Garcia worked alongside Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán Loera for years, up until Guzmán’s capture and extradition to the United States in 2016 Zambada then assumed the lead of the Sinaloa Cartel until his arrest in El Paso on Thursday. Former U.S. Marshal Robert Almonte said this
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Mark Morales (CNN) — Editor’s Note:A previously attached video has been deleted due to copyright concerns. FBI Director Chris Wray said the FBI and DEA arrested the two alleged drug cartel leaders who have “eluded law enforcement for decades” and that they “will now face justice in the United
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EL PASO (KVIA) — The Justice Department has released a statement on the arrest of the co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, who was taken into custory in El Paso, TX on Thursday. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada helped found the Sinaloa Cartel alongside of Chapo Guzman, who’s son was also arrested. In a release, the Justice
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 28-year-old Andrew Martinez for an outstanding warrant for “Injury to a Child, Elderly Individual, or Disabled Individual,” as well as two additional traffic warrants, during an investigation into a reported theft. El Paso County Jail records show that Martinez is being held
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department has made a second arrest in a shooting that left one man dead early Saturday morning. El Paso County jail records show 19 year-old Noah Lomeli was booked on a $1 million bond for the charge of murder on Tuesday. As ABC-7 reported, 19 year-old
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Department continues investigating an East El Paso shooting that happened early Sunday morning which has now become a murder investigation. According to a report by El Paso Police, Patrol Officers responded to a call of a shooting at the Legendz Bar at Vista Del Sol and Zaragoza
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