LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man is suspected of using a sword to kill his neighbor, telling other neighbors afterward that he “had to do…
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EL PASO, Texas — To examine whether there is racial profiling by El Paso police, ABC-7 filed a public records request and received copies of police…
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EL PASO, Texas — A ‘Defund Police’ protest and a counter-protest in support of the El Paso Police Department took place Wednesday evening at…
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico’s state Attorney General Hector Balderas on Wednesday called for police reforms amid protests throughout the…
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EL PASO, Texas — A 32-year-old man has been arrested and is accused of assaulting his girlfriend and her daughter. Daniel Oporto was arrested on a…
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police have released the identity of an 81-year-old man who was fatally shot after they said he fired multiple…
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UPDATE: Two men have been arrested in last week’s Lower Valley murder, police said Wednesday, as they also identified the victim of what’s being…
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EL PASO, Texas — An 18-year-old man was shot and seriously wounded early Wednesday in northeast El Paso. The shooting happened about 1 a.m. in the…
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FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, New Jersey — A corrections officer who participated in a counter-protest to a Black Lives Matter demonstration in New Jersey in…
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EL PASO, Texas — A ‘Defund Police’ protest and a counter-protest in support of the El Paso Police Department are planned for Wednesday evening at…
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles has some strong words after County Commissioners voted this week to re-examine his office’s…
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — James Davidson thought of the elderly man who lived a few doors down as so much more than a neighbor. “I was the closest…
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LAS CRUCES, New Meixco — The lawyer representing the family of a man who died after leading police on a foot chase said Tuesday that an involuntary…
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces man sought by police for allegedly gunning down his own brother last month has been taken into custody after…
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EL PASO, Texas — The national conversation surrounding the potential for defunding police departments has come to the Borderland. A preliminary…
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PORT ARTHUR, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert was issued Monday evening for a 7-month-old Texas boy who police say was abducted following a shooting…
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — An 81-year-old man was shot and killed Monday during a standoff with police that included an exchange of gunfire. The…
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police on Monday released a photograph of an officer accused of involuntary manslaughter as video of the deadly…
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces family is speaking out now that former police officer Christopher Smelser, connected to the death of Antonio…
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council on Sunday announced that they intend to defund and dismantle the city’s…
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UPDATE: As of Sunday afternoon, state police Lt. Mark Soriano wrote in an email to ABC-7: “(Former LCPD Officer Christopher) Smelser is still at…
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RAEFORD, North Carolina — Thousands of protesters are pouring onto the streets of dozens of American cities Saturday as George Floyd’s life is…
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EL PASO, Texas — A body was found in a canal near the Rio Bosque Wetlands Park area on Saturday and police investigators were scouring the scene.…
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SOCORRO, Texas — A gun battle between Socorro police and a “suicidal individual” late Friday night ended with the man’s death, the El Paso County…
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EL PASO, Texas — A group first formed in 2014 that calls themselves ‘White Coats for Black Lives’ held a peaceful protest Friday at UMC. Dr. Nagela…
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces police officer is being charged with involuntary manslaughter after he used a controversial neck restraint…
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Prosecutors were investigating Friday after a video captured police in Buffalo shoving a 75-year-old man who then fell and cracked…
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Negotiators for the city of Minneapolis agreed with the state Friday to ban the use of chokeholds by police and to require…
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(Editor’s note: ABC-7 has confirmed that Andre Jefferson was charged with a probation violation in March and has a prior conviction a couple years…
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — A memorial service for George Floyd, to mourn his death and honor his life, was held Thursday at the North Central…
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