Man killed by heavy machinery in Northwest El Paso: Police

By Lauren Bly

Updated

today at 2:12 PM

Published September 2, 2026 11:44 AM

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Police Department is investigating an "industrial death" in Northwest El Paso Wednesday.

El Paso Police Department Detective Judy Ovidedo said heavy machinery fell onto a man in his mid-30s.

EPPD said the call came in at 10:05 a.m. The Crimes Against Persons Unit is investigating the death on the 7200 block Paseo Del Norte near Reyes Elementary School.

A man in his mid-30s died after heavy machinery fell on him, according to El Paso police. The police's Crime Against Persons Unit is investigating it as an "industrial death."
(Courtesy: KVIA)

Detective Oviedo said the area around the scene will be closed off for several hours.

At the scene, ABC-7 saw a medical examiner truck, El Paso police and Canutillo Independent School District police.

Police didn't identify the man.

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