Woman Says 3 Gang Shootings In NE El Paso are Connected

three incidents. he’s learned from the mother of the man shot by police… all of the men involved know each other. darren continues our coverage live in our studio tonight. … and you’ll see this only on abc-seven. bob and estela, i went back to the home of charles –or chuckie– bertram’s mother today to discuss the latest information police released about his shooting… and to ask her about this string of gang violence in northeast el paso the past week. “they been calling him so man names, they been threatening him.” ana richburg admits her son, chuckie bertram, may have been carrying a gun the day he was shot by police because he had received threats. “threats about they’re going to do something to me or his baby.” police said bertram was armed with a gun. his mother said it’s difficult to see whether he had a gun in the surveillance video abc-7 obtained. “ok my son was holding a gun .. in the video we don’t see he was pointing a gun.” police say investigators have confirmed rounds were fired from the officer’s gun as well as a gun bertram was holding. “in that video i don’t see hi shooting a gun.” richburg said her son was in the area attending a vigil for his friend deandre knight … who had been shot and killed the day before. “he was in that area going to that vigil?” “uh-huh .” she also confirmed her son knew chad king, who has been arrested for a car-to-car shooting along u-s 54 that police said was due to ” an ongoing gang feud over a recent murder.” “i know they know each other. “were they in a gang together o anything like that?” “that i know, no. “are you a little concerned tha something is escalating over here in the northeast?” “i’m very concerned … i’m concerned and i’m scared.” an emotional richburg realizes all three shootings may be related, but her concern is about her son. ” my son is gone and nothing is gonna going to bring him back, nothing, but i want answers and justice for my baby.” we do know eppd’s gang unit is investigating all incidents. police would not confirm whether deandre knight’s murder last week was the motive for monday’s shooting along u-s 54. but again, bertram’s mother confirmed her son was friends with knight and chad king, the man police have charged with monday’s shooting. bob and estela.