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Albuquerque police arrest “primary suspect” in killings of 4 Muslim men

August 9, 2022 1:05 PM David Gonzalez

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police arrest “primary suspect” in killings of 4 Muslim men that have shaken New Mexico’s largest city. This…

El Paso Police warn of “house party” dangers; say anyone who attends risks their own “demise”

August 8, 2022 1:37 PM David Gonzalez, Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police are issuing an urgent warning to teenagers, twenty-somethings, parents and homeowners about the dangers of “house”…

Former Fort Bliss soldier pleads guilty to sexually abusing six-year-old child

August 8, 2022 5:42 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas — A former Fort Bliss soldier pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a six-year-old child at a home on Fort Bliss. According to court…

Man charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon at east El Paso church

August 8, 2022 4:30 PM Kerry Mannix

EL PASO, Texas — A man who was taken into custody by officers from the Pebble Hills Regional Command for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon at…

CBP says 16-year-old U.S. citizen tried smuggling 16 pounds of fentanyl across Ysleta Port of Entry

August 8, 2022 12:09 PM Kerry Mannix

EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized about 16 pounds of fentanyl from a vehicle driven by a 16-year-old attempting to…

McMichaels sentenced to life terms, William ‘Roddie’ Bryan gets 35 years for federal hate crime convictions in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing

August 8, 2022 6:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone and Alta Spells, CNN Gregory and Travis McMichael, the White father and son convicted in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, were sentenced…

McMichaels sentenced to life terms, William ‘Roddie’ Bryan gets 35 years for federal hate crime convictions in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing

August 8, 2022 6:55 AM CNN

Travis McMichael, one of the three White men who killed Ahmaud Arbery, was sentenced to life in prison plus 10 years after he was convicted earlier…

Suspect involved in Las Cruces road rage shooting that injured 3-year-old girl turns himself in

August 7, 2022 8:30 PM Rosemary Garcia

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Officials with the Las Cruces Police Department said the man involved in Friday’s road rage shooting incident has been…

Person taken into custody after altercation at east El Paso church

August 7, 2022 7:52 PM Rosemary Garcia

EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police officials said one person was taken into custody during mass at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church in Vista…

21-year-old dies after arriving to hospital with gunshot wound

August 7, 2022 4:54 PM Dylan McKim

EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Sheriff’s Office says they are investigating a gunshot incident that left one man dead Sunday morning. EPSO said…

New Jersey man sentenced to five years in prison over GoFundMe scheme

August 7, 2022 12:02 PM Sam Harasimowicz

A New Jersey man who was part of a scheme to defraud GoFundMe donors has been sentenced to five years in prison Friday. 43-year-old Mark D’Amico…

One of four Muslim men slain in potentially linked Albuquerque killings remembered as ‘brilliant public servant’

August 7, 2022 7:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone and Michelle Watson, CNN A 27-year-old Muslim man killed last week in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is being remembered as a…

Police searching for at least 2 gunmen after 9 injured in Cincinnati shooting

August 7, 2022 5:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Zenebou Sylla and Samantha Beech, CNN Authorities are searching for at least two gunmen after nine people were injured in a shooting in downtown…

He was shot and killed playing the sport he loved. Now this Ohio 15-year-old is one of the country’s latest victims of gun violence

August 7, 2022 1:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Ali Jeylani knows you shouldn’t pick favorites when it comes to family members, but of his seven siblings, he’s…

Police looking for car involved in road-rage incident that left a 3-year-old hospitalized

August 6, 2022 5:46 PM Dylan McKim

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police are looking for any information that will help identify the suspects who were involved in a road-rage…

They survived a mass shooting at their California high school 30 years ago. It still affects them today

August 6, 2022 1:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Faith Karimi, CNN Angela Welch still recalls every detail. The stocky gunman in a camo vest. The gunshots, one after another. The piercing…

3-year-old girl injured in Las Cruces after shooting in possible road rage incident

August 5, 2022 5:24 PM David Gonzalez

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 3-year-old girl was rushed to University Medical Center after being injured following a shooting that Las Cruces police…

Supervisor at downtown jail fired after being arrested for indecency with a child

August 5, 2022 2:04 PM David Gonzalez

UPDATE: According to documents obtained by ABC-7, a 12-year-old girl told a counselor she had been abused by SGT. Lorenzo Morales, when she was six…

Man arrested for striking several people in Gallup parade had previous DWI; hate not suspected as motive

August 5, 2022 7:34 AM Noelia Gonzalez

UPDATE: New Mexico State Police say there is no reason to suspect a man driving into a parade in Gallup was motivated by hate. Police add there were…

Police say El Paso man posed as juvenile, shared child porn; victims sought over invasive recordings

August 5, 2022 11:35 AM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas — A 34-year-old El Paso man posed as a “local juvenile” on social media, using that account to share images of child pornography,…

Officials: 15-year-old U.S. girl with migrants in trunk drove car that crashed at west El Paso intersection

August 4, 2022 11:28 AM David Gonzalez, Jason McNabb

UPDATE: Texas Department of Public Safety officials say a 15-year-old girl, who is a U.S. citizen, was driving the car that crashed at N Mesa and…

Four current, former Louisville police officers federally charged in Breonna Taylor’s death

August 4, 2022 9:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, Sonia Moghe and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Four current and former Louisville police officers involved in the deadly raid on…

Grief continues to grip victims of Walmart shooting on third anniversary of August 3rd

August 3, 2022 5:17 PM Erik Elken

EL PASO, Texas — Three years after the August 3rd Cielo Vista Walmart shooting, Cecilia Medina still carries the emotional wounds from that day. She…

Family of 5 shot at while driving; El Paso man charged with aggravated assault

August 3, 2022 4:21 PM David Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after police say he fired upon a family of five inside a…

Las Cruces police officer shoots suspect after beer theft investigation escalates into physical confrontation

August 3, 2022 3:57 PM Sarah Coria

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police say a beer theft investigation escalated into a deadly shooting that took the life of a 36-year-old man…

WATCH LIVE: Recent Las Cruces shots fired incidents turn everyday locations into dangerous situations

August 3, 2022 12:00 PM Sarah Coria

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Residents in Las Cruces have been near shootings in well-known areas. The most recent shooting happened Tuesday night at…

8-year-old boy wounded in Highland Park shooting is transferred to a rehab facility

August 3, 2022 9:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess and Ashley Killough, CNN Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy left paralyzed in the 4th of July parade mass shooting in Highland Park,…