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Crime of Week: Man robs car salesman at gunpoint, steals pickup in West El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Police and Crime Stoppers of El Paso want your help in finding a man who robbed a car salesman at gunpoint and stole a pickup truck back in May in West El Paso. This is this week's 'Crime of the Week,' as publicized by Crime Stoppers of El Paso. At 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, the victim — a car salesman for Car Lots LLC — agreed to meet the suspect, who posed as a potential buyer, Crime Stoppers said. The victim drove to an apartment complex at 500 Rubin Dr., where the suspect test drove the 2019 black 4-door Chevrolet Silverado with the victim. After returning to the parking lot of the apartments, the suspect pulled out a gun, threatened the victim, and ordered him out of the truck, Crime Stoppers said. The suspect fled with the truck valued at $19,800. The suspect is a Hispanic male, late teens to early 20s, with a medium complexion, a slight mustache, and an average build, Crime Stoppers said. Anyone with information on this armed robber should call Crime Stoppers of El Paso immediately at (915) 566-8477 (TIPS) or visit online at You will remain anonymous, and if your tip leads to an arrest, you may qualify for a cash reward. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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14-07-2025
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'I'm hit.' Bodycam video shows El Paso police shootout that killed man, wounded officer
Editor's note: The attached El Paso Police Department video linked below features disturbing content. Viewer discretion is advised. About two dozen gunshots are fired as two El Paso police patrol officers exchanged gunfire with a man armed with a handgun in a quick, deadly confrontation outside an Upper Valley home, according to a newly-released police body camera video. Salvador Valdiviezo, 35, was killed and a police officer was wounded in the shootout on the afternoon of June 1 that began as soon as two officers arrived at a family violence call on Passo Via Street in the Upper Valley, officials said. The El Paso Police Department on Monday evening, June 30, publicly released a video featuring the body camera footage of both officers. The video was released "in the interest of transparency and community engagement," the department stated. Police officials noted that the body-worn camera has a fixed chest-level viewpoint and do not capture everything that an officer might see. The Passo Via Street case was part of an uncommonly violent June that included two other shootings involving El Paso police and men armed with knives or a gun. The suspects in those two other shootings were wounded but not killed. The cases are all under investigation. Valdiviezo was a registered nurse at Three Crosses Regional Hospital in Las Cruces and had served in the U.S. Navy, according to an obituary. A silver pickup truck parked in the driveway of the home with a Texas "DV," disabled veteran license plate, can be seen in the police body camera video. Valdiviezo appears to repeatedly say "shoot me" as he holds the gun up, down and pointing it directly at the officers, according to body cam video. The body camera footage shows an intense confrontation that lasts less than a minute as two dozen gunshots are heard as Valdiviezo and the two officers maneuver in the front of the house and residential street. El Paso police shootings: Police shoot, wound man with gun at Lower Valley manufacturing plant The confrontation began immediately after a "full crew," or two-officer patrol, arrived on a call of family violence in progress at a home in the 6400 block of Passo Via Street off Borderland Road, police spokespersons previously said. Other people were inside the home, including children, during the confrontation, police spokesman Sgt. Robert Gomez said during a news briefing on the day of the shooting. The total number of gunshots fired has not been disclosed. The body camera video shows a male and a female officer walking up the street to the home in the middle-class neighborhood at 3:26 p.m. with a video time stamp of 15:26:27 hours. Before the officers reach the front yard, Valdiviezo is seen outside by the front door walking to the driveway holding what turned out to be gun in his hand that he then points toward police, according to the body camera video. "Raise your hands, raise your hands," the female officer yells as the gunshots start about 15:26:41 on the video. "Shots fired," the officers radio. Gunfire continues as Valdiviezo runs onto the street, he appears to hold the gun up, down and toward police. Both officers shoot, now standing on the driveway next to the parked truck and the side of the house. Valdiviezo then runs back onto the driveway closer to the door. The female officer reloads as the shooting continues. The male officer angles to the behind the back of the truck with a view of Valdiviezo as he stand in the driveway. "Shoot me," Valdiviezo appears to repeatedly say, holding the gun up near his head and then pointing it before he is shot and drops to the ground. The body is blurred in the publicly-released video but two blood stains can be seen on his chest as well as on a leg. Vadiviezo was transported to a hospital and died of his wounds. The number of times that he was shot has not been released. "I'm hit, I'm hit," the female officer yells on the video, cursing as she sits down on the driveway and applies a tourniquet to her right leg. She was transported in stable condition to University Medical Center of El Paso. Both officers involved in the shooting have two years with the El Paso Police Department. Their names were not disclosed. As is standard practice, the police shooting remains under investigation by the police detectives with the Crimes Against Persons Unit, the Internal Affairs Shooting Review Team and the Rangers of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@ and @BorundaDaniel on X. This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Bodycam video shows fatal El Paso police shootout at Upper Valley home
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14-07-2025
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Pedestrian on roadway closes Interstate 10 for hours in East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Interstate 10 East at Yarbrough was closed for nearly eight hours after a pedestrian was transported to a hospital with serious injuries on Sunday morning, July 13, in East El Paso. According to the El Paso Police Department, the call came in at 10 a.m. on July 13 about a traffic hazard that turned out to be a pedestrian on the roadway. The highway reopened at about 6 p.m. Sunday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. El Paso Police said one person was transported with injuries. Police did not identify the person or say what led up to the incident. The El Paso Fire Department confirmed the pedestrian was transported with serious injuries (Code 3). If you are having thoughts of suicide, you can call the national suicide prevention hotline at 988. In the Borderland, anyone can access the Emergence Health Network Crisis Hotline any time of the day or night. The hotline is manned by qualified mental health professionals at EHN available to the public 24/7/365 who are trained to assist in verbal de-escalation and link individuals who need help to local mental health resources in the community. The EHN Crisis Hotline: (915) 779-1800. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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14-07-2025
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Man dies after stun gun deployed during confrontation with police along Interstate 10
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 30-year-old man is dead after he attempted to jump over a barrier on Interstate 10 on Sunday morning, July 13, became combative with El Paso Police officers and later had a stun gun deployed on him, El Paso Police said Monday, July 14 in an update. Police said Xavier Guadalupe Hernandez, 30, died in the incident which began at about 10 a.m. Sunday along Interstate 10 near Yarbrough. Pedestrian on roadway closes Interstate 10 for hours in East El Paso Police originally said they responded to a traffic hazard that turned out to be a pedestrian in the roadway. A Fire Department spokesperson said Sunday that the pedestrian was transported with serious injuries. In their update, police said that Hernandez attemped to jump over a barrier on the highway. When police arrived, Hernandez became uncooperative and resisted officers' commands, police said. A stun gun was deployed and was ineffective, police said. Another officer and a witness helped to subdue the man. Hernandez became unresponsive and officers performed CPR on him, police said. The man was taken to a local hospital and was pronounced dead, despite efforts to revive El Paso Police Department has started an internal review with the Crimes Against Persons Unit and an independent review with Texas Rangers as part of the standard protocol when a death occurs in connection with a police El Paso Police Department is working to provide accurate and timely information as it becomes available, it said. 'The El Paso Police Department understands that this situation is deeply upsetting to many in our community, and we are committed to ensuring a full and transparent review of the incident,' police said in their statement on Monday. 'We respectfully ask the public for patience as the investigative process unfolds. We are committed to transparency and accountability and will provide updates as soon as we are able to share verified facts,' police added. KTSM 9 News first reported on this incident on Sunday morning, July 13, which blocked part of Interstate 10 for about 10 hours. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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11-07-2025
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El Paso police locate missing pregnant woman last seen in Northeast neighborhood
The El Paso Police Department on Wednesday evening located a pregnant woman after a "missing person" bulletin had earlier been issued because she had been gone for more than 24 hours. More: 'I will always be looking:' El Paso teens featured on missing children billboards Jazmin Martina Munoz, 21, was last seen about 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 8, in the 10400 block of Sigma Street near the Veteran's Park area of Northeast El Paso, stated a news bulletin issued by police spokesperson Detective Judy Oviedo. The missing person bulletin was issued on Wednesday afternoon, July 9. She was located later that evening, police said without disclosing further details. Munoz, who is seven weeks pregnant, was driving a white 2015 Chrysler 200 sedan with Texas plates VLC9930, police reported. She was wearing a red shirt and black pants. Anyone with information on Munoz's whereabouts may call the police nonemergency number at 915-832-4400 or 911. Crime: El Paso man arrested after more than 70 copper flower vases stolen at Evergreen Cemetery Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@ and @BorundaDaniel on X. This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Missing persons: El Paso police locate missing pregnant woman
