Update: Police just identified the victim who died as 37-year-old Mario Daniel Avalos. Police also list 28-year-old Ariel De Asha Brown, 28-year-old Rashad Dantron Allen, and 20-year-old Giuliani Martin as victims, although they did not provide details on the extent of their injuries. Police say the shooting happened at Rock City Bar & Grill. View
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Update: At a press conference held by multiple agencies Sunday morning, authorities explained what led up to the shooting that ended the manhunt for Smith. “At 7 a.m., Bernalillo County Sherriff’s Deputies were dispatched, or responded, to a report from a store clerk at a Murphy’s gas station,” said Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen. “The
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A 32-page incident report that was written by a committee of 8 NMSP officers following the fatal shooting of Officer Darian Jarrott was released to the public Wednesday. Jarrott was shot and killed by Omar Cueva during a traffic stop on eastbound I-10 around 15 miles east of Deming
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Update (November 13, 2024): Guzman’s jury trial was rescheduled for April 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM. Update (August 7, 2024): Today the court scheduled Guzman’s jury trial for November 8, 2024 at 8:00 AM. Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story included language quoted from the court affidavit that has been removed due to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of the defense attorneys for a woman acquitted of murder in the death of her U.S. Army Captain boyfriend opens up about the trial and what’s next for his client. Nelson acquitted ABC-7 reported on Feb. 29 when Clevy Muchette Nelson Royster, 30, was found not guilty of murder,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — This week, Chihuahua state authorities and Mexican federal authorities conducted an operation to transfer 209 prisoners from three state jails to multiple federal prisons in Mexico. According to Gilberto Loya, Chihuahua’s Public Safety Secretary, they transferred these inmates because state jails in Chihuahua do not have the physical or legal capabilities
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Truck drivers in Mexico went on strike several times in February raising their voices to have more safety and security at Mexican federal highways. Concerns were raised as they have been assaulted, hijacked and some even killed in previous years due to the cargo they move and transport to the U.S.-Mexico
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso Police officer fired at a trespassing suspect after the suspect allegedly through a “large rock” at the officer, according to EPPD officials. The incident happened February 20, 2024 around 3:45 a.m. on the 7200 block of Royal Arms in West El Paso. Police officials say that officers
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — James Theriault, a man who was found guilty of second degree murder and other charges in November, was sentenced to 15 years in prison with 5 years suspended in the New Mexico Department of Corrections according to the Third Judicial District Attorney’s office. He was found guilty of shooting
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has learned two of the 11 people charged with capital murder in the shooting death of a local rapper five years ago have had their bonds lowered, one of them now out of jail. The bond hearing for Jacob Willis was held Wednesday morning. His attorney, Joe Spencer, told
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Saul Luna Villa, the Ft. Bliss soldier charged with femicide in Juarez, was extradited to Mexico Tuesday morning. U.S. Marshals took Luna through the Stanton bridge. Luna, who is an El Paso native who has been stationed at Fort Bliss for two years, is accused of killing a 19-year-old mother in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of the stores at The Outlet Shoppes at El Paso was burglarized Saturday night, according to a corporate spokesperson for Horizon Group Properties, which owns the outlets. But owners said it was an isolated incident, and there are no safety concerns at this time. “A couple — two people
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso man who successfully argued an appeal to overturn his 2019 murder conviction is now officially awaiting a date for a retrial. ABC-7 confirmed that the State of Texas’ 8th Court of Appeals denied a motion by the El Paso District Attorney for discretionary review of the appeal
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — ABC-7 has obtained recordings of police radio transmissions that captured the moment Las Cruces Police Officer Jonah Hernandez was killed. In the recordings which ABC-7 obtained via Broadcastify, an unknown voice can be heard shouting over the radio, “Valley and Amador, Valley and Amador, at the Tip Top Trailer
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Update (September 2, 2025): The charges against Solis have been dismissed. HORIZON CITY, Texas (KVIA) — Loved ones of the 17-year-old who was hit and killed in Horizon City Wednesday have created a fundraiser to help cover funeral costs. According to a GoFundMe, family members have identified the victim as Miguel Romero. Here is the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has obtained the mugshots of all 11 suspects facing capital murder charges in the unsolved shooting of Terrance Kinard Jr. in 2019. David Lee Moore, Miguel Aquino Ferrer, Marcus Kaleb Moore, Juan Manuel Noria, Obadiah John President, Jeremiah Deshawn Perkins, Bryanna Lovett, Deyone Quartaril Bridges, Savannah Mariyah Smith, Jacob
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 21-year-old Armando Leonardo Moreno (aka Cholo) pleaded guilty to kidnapping resulting in death in a federal court in El Paso this week. Court documents state that Moreno and others conspired to kidnap a person from an El Paso stash house in September of 2021. They drove him to another house
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Update: Neighbors told ABC-7 the shooting happened where there have constantly been drug deals for years. One neighbor told us it was quiet for only one day: the day after the murder. “It’s non-stop. The cars are coming in, they go in for three minutes, they come out, and they’re gone,” said a neighbor named
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — ABC-7 has confirmed through online court records that an 11th suspect in a years-old murder case has now been arrested and booked into the El Paso County Jail. Court records show that Joshua Cecil Davis was booked into the jail annex on Jan. 6. Jail records show that Davis was
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A man who appeared on the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender list was captured in El Paso this week. Kenneth Wayne Dove Jr. was convicted of two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact in 2016. Investigators say the charges stem from two incidents involving a 5-year-old
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Crime Stoppers of El Paso is looking for a person who allegedly took deposit bags from an eastside fast food restaurant. Police say that on December 31, 2023, a man forced his way into the Sonic on Pebble Hills. He allegedly took several empty deposit bags and inactive gift cards.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The rise in murders and other violent crime in Ciudad Juárez is related to fighting among cartels and gangs. That’s according to former DEA Agent and U.S. Marshall Robert Almonte. Almonte also said he expects the violence to continue. According to Almonte, there are multiple reasons for the violence. First,
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — It was a violent month for our sister city. According to the Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office, January saw 125 homicides. Our news partners in Juárez, Canal 44, reported January of 2023 had 94 homicides. Among those 125 killed in January 2024, 13 women and 2 children were killed. On Friday, in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 56-year-old Gary Everett Rinker will spend the next 130 months in prison after a federal court found him guilty of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Court documents state Rinker sold about 200 pills (19.8 grams of fentanyl) to a person at an El Paso hotel. He was arrested in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a phone scam. A spokesperson says scammers are calling people and impersonating Sheriff’s Office employees. They are telling victims they have outstanding warrants and must pay $4,000 or go to jail. They ask the victims to buy $500 pre-paid cards
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says fentanyl is the leading cause of death for those aged 18-to-45 in the United States. For calendar year 2023, close to 80 million fentanyl pill and about 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder were seized by agents. It was the most seized in a single
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are asking the public for tips to find those responsible for a murder outside a West El Paso bar. 21-year-old Rosario Gonzalez was shot and killed on Sunday, October 15th, outside the El Jaguar Restaurant Bar, a 17-year-old and 18-year-old were
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Thursday, U.S. attorney Jaime Esparza of the Western District of Texas announced an El Paso man pleaded guilty to cyberstalking his ex-girlfriend. According to documents, 24-year-old Rashad Marquise Ray sent several harassing messages to his ex-out-of-town ex-girlfriend and her family via social media. FBI agents talked to Ray and
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Albuquerque Field Office announced Thursday Ricardo Arce III was sentenced to 90 months in prison. The 44-year-old previously pled guilty to conspiracy to take a hostage and two counts of hostage taking September. Arce admitted to conspiring with his
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MIAMI BEACH, Florida (KVIA) — ABC-7 has obtained documents from Miami Beach police detailing what led to the arrest of El Pasoan Daniel John Valtier outside of Shakira’s home yesterday morning. Shakira’s security had been made aware of 56-year-old Valtier following several social media posts and deliveries made to her home between late December and the start of 2024,
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