El Paso teen killed in shooting after meeting someone in vehicle in far East Side
An El Paso man met with someone in a vehicle before he was killed in a shooting in a far East Side neighborhood over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, police said.
A homicide investigation continues into the death of Angel Salazar, 19, who was fatally shot on late Friday night, May 23, in the Montwood Heights area, El Paso police spokesman Officer Adrian Cisneros said in a news release.
No arrests had been announced as of Tuesday morning, May 27, as an investigation continued by the Crimes Against Persons Unit. Further details on the shooting have not been released.
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Salazar was found on a street with a gunshot wound at 11:09 p.m. in the 12400 block of Flora Alba Drive after police responded to calls of a shooting in the 1700 block of Dana Michelle Street, police said. Salazar was transported to a hospital, where he died.
Flora Alba Drive and Dana Michelle Street intersect in the Montwood Heights neighborhood off Montwood Drive, east of Loop 375.
"The preliminary information revealed that the victim met with an unidentified person(s) in a vehicle for unknown reasons. A short time later, gunfire was reported in the area," a police news release stated.
"There are no words to describe the pain and sorrow our family is going through," stated a GoFundMe page by Salazar's family for help with funeral expenses.
Anyone with any information on the homicide may call the police nonemergency number at 915-832-4400 or may anonymously call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477 (TIPS).
Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and @BorundaDaniel on X.
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