Murder suspect killed by Border Patrol agents identified

UPDATE:

El Paso Police have identified the murder suspect shot and killed by a Border Patrol Agent earlier this month.

He was 43-year-old Hector Leroy of the 11000 Block of Scott Simpson in El Paso, Texas.

The shooting happened the evening of February 4 at the intersection of Overland and El Paso street in downtown El Paso.

Police confirmed that Leroy had just committed murder after an attempted robbery when he was shot.

EPPD stated that officers responded to a reported shooting around 5:54 p.m. on the 100 block of Santa Fe. While officers were responding, on duty Border Patrol agents were in the area and had become aware of the shooting.

The agents saw the suspect run from the scene and began to chase him. As they approached the intersection of Overland and El Paso, the agents saw the suspect holding a driver of a car at gun point attempting to car jack the driver.

The suspect refused to put his weapon down and was then shot by the agents.

Both the wounded suspect and the victim were taken to University Medical Center where both died. Investigators believe the original motive for the shooting the killed the victim was a robbery.

The case is being investigated by the EPPD, the Texas Rangers, the FBI, and the U.S. Border Patrol. The identity of the wounded victim has not been identified until next-of-kin have been notified.

During a live press conference earlier this month, Border Patrol Chief Agent Jeffrey Self said that the suspect was also found with a knife. Self added that the agents involved in the shooting will be placed on administrative leave. The number of agents involved is still being investigated.

EPPD will be leading the investigation.

ORIGINAL: El Paso police officials confirm that two people have died after a shooting in Downtown El Paso Thursday night.

The FBI is handling the investigation.

El Paso Border Patrol officials said agentspatrolling downtown near the Greyhound bus station heard what they believed to be gunshots around 6 p.m. Thursday. Agents then found a man running from the station on foot, with a handgun.

ABC-7 learned Friday morning that the suspected gunman also tried to carjack a man in a truck. The wife of the man in the truck told ABC-7 that the suspect pointed a gun at the driver and tried forcing him out of the vehicle. At that same time, agents approached the suspect and told him to drop his weapon.

A statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the shooting suspect refused and aimed the gun at the agents.

“Agents opened fire on the subject, striking him an unknown number of times,” said the CBP statement.

EPPD said that man died. The victim shot near the bus station was taken to University Medical Center. Police posted on Twitter at 6 a.m. that man had also died.

Multiple agencies are investigating, including the FBI and Texas Rangers.