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ABC-7 reaching out to officials after a man was killed inside the El Paso County Jail Annex

Update: The El Paso Sheriff's Office provided data for the number of inmate/inmate and inmate/officer assaults that happened in the county jail system.

2021Inmate/Inmate AssaultsInmate/Officer Assaults
Jan122
Feb113
Mar93
Apr181
May103
Jun101
Jul141
Aug120
Sep122
Oct195
Nov92
Dec160
2022Inmate/Inmate AssaultsInmate/Officer Assaults
Jan161
Feb84
Mar173
Apr193
May291
Jun306
Jul363
Aug196
Sep254
Oct362
Nov271
Dec332
2023Inmate/Inmate AssaultsInmate/Officer Assaults
Jan433
Feb342
Mar224
Apr202
May293
Jun351
Jul280
Aug362
Sep212
Oct154

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Sheriff's Office says 57-year-old Jesus Torres was murdered by six other inmates inside the El Paso County Jail Annex Sunday evening.

ABC-7 obtained court documents detailing Torres' murder.

Now, ABC-7 is reaching out directly to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office and County Commissioners to inquire about what kinds of data is kept regarding violence at county detention facilities.

ABC-7 has also spoke with the El Paso District Attorney's Office, and was told they cannot provide a comment due to the ongoing investigation.

ABC-7 obtained the affidavit of Sunday' incident, which outlined what led Torres' death. The court documents report that the 57-year-old was kicked, stomped on, beaten with a cane, stabbed in his eyes and grabbed by the neck.

The affidavit said that the incident lasted around 45 minutes on Sunday, November 26th, but Torres wasn't found until the following morning.

In addition to gathering more information, ABC-7 is also trying to obtain the jail video showing the murder, which led investigators to arrest and charge six inmates.

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