Victim identified accused shooter to police: Documents
Update (June 30, 2025): We are learning more details about the deadly shooting that happened at Nations Tobin Park on June 20, 2025. One person, Robert Joseph Privett, was arrested and charged with murder in the shooting that killed Jose Gonzalez.
Court documents newly obtained by ABC-7 reveal that surveillance video picked up Privett and one of the victims, Ethan Ramos, speaking at the park prior to the shooting. When officers arrived at the park, they found the victims' car crashed into a tree. They were able to speak with Ramos, who was severely injured at the time. Court documents state that Ramos identified Privett as the shooter to police officers.
A witness told investigators he heard gunshots and saw a man shooting into the side of the car. The man then jumped a wall and ran away.
Court documents also reveal that Privett has prior charges for aggravated assault of a public servant, burglary of habitation, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- El Paso Police just identified a suspect and three victims in the Nations Tobin Park shooting that happened on Friday, June 20, 2025.
Officers arrested Robert Joseph Privett, 22, and charged him with murder. They booked him into the El Paso County Detention Facility on a $1 million bond. Officials say that Crimes Against Persons Unit detectives identified Privett through their investigation.
Officials identify the person who died in the shooting as Jose Jesus Gonzalez, 34, and the two people who were hurt as Jacob Mathew Gonzalez, 22, Ethan Alexander Ramos, 22.
The shooting happened Friday morning at Nations Tobin Park, located at 8831 Railroad Drive in northeast El Paso.
Update (11:40 AM): Det. Judy Oviedo with the El Paso Police Department says that 3 males were injured in the shooting.
Oviedo says the men were inside a red car at the time of the shooting; the red car can be seen with damage to the front end, where it appears to have hit a tree in the part.
Police have not made any arrests yet.
The entire area will be closed for better part of the day for police and detectives to conduct their investigation, Oviedo said. She says she expects park to reopen to the public later tonight and should not affect events at the park for the weekend.
Update (11:34 AM): Police officials spoke about the shooting at a news conference this morning:
Update (10:15 AM): El Paso Fire Department officials confirm to ABC-7 that three people were injured in the shooting. Emergency crews rushed two people to UMC with serious injuries. The FireSTAR helicopter flew the other person to UMC.
Update (9:58 AM): ABC-7 spotted an ambulance and a helicopter at the scene of the shooting.
El Paso Police officers are at the park right now investigating.
ORIGINAL STORY (June 20, 2025): El Paso Police officers are at Nations Tobin Park in northeast El Paso responding to reports of a shooting.
The call came in at 8:48 AM today, police officials say.
ABC-7 has a crew going to the scene. Details are limited at this time.
