A Texas Uber driver who was shot by his passenger — who erroneously thought he was kidnapping her into Mexico — died Wednesday after his family decided to take him off life support. Daniel Piedra Garcia, 52, had been at University Medical Center since Friday, when Phoebe Copas, a 48-year-old Kentucky woman, shot him while …
A 48-year-old Kentucky woman was arrested Friday after she shot her Uber driver on a Texas highway. Phoebe Copas allegedly told police she shot 52-year-old Daniel Piedra Garcia because she believed he was taking her to Mexico instead of her requested destination. El Paso Police were called to the scene on U.S. 54 near Loop …
Texas police have made an arrest in the murder of a missing El Paso woman whose body was found in the Red Sands desert earlier this week. Christopher Paul Maya, 34, was charged Wednesday with the death of Michelle Morales-Nakaza, a 32-year-old mother of three who disappeared last month, according to KDBC. As CrimeOnline previously …
A 32-year-old Texas woman missing since March 27 has been found dead in the Red Sands desert outside El Paso. Michelle Morales-Nakaza was last seen at the Baskin-Robbins across from El Dorado High School, police said, and may have been picked up by a man driving a white Toyota Camry. A missing persons report was …
Texas police have arrested a 22-year-old man they say left a toddler inside his car while he went into a casino overnight. Angel Mendez has been charged with abandoning or endangering a child with intent to return, according to KVIA. Police did not say how long they believe the 14-month-old child was left alone in …
A 40-year-old Texas man set fire to his El Paso house last week, leaving his mother and brother inside and waiting outside with large rocks in case they “made it out the burning residence.” Philip Daniel Mills reportedly laughed when detectives told them his brother had died in the fire and called it a “failed …
A 7-month-old baby was found unresponsive in an El Paso, Texas, home Saturday morning and later died an a nearby hospital. El Paso police said they initially responded to the home just before 11 a.m. after being called about a missing child. An officer found the baby inside the home and began CPR, KTSM said. …
A Texas woman has been charged with killing her estranged husband more than a month ago. Leanne Mandeville, 57, was charged with murder in the death of 56-year-old Laithe Marra and is being held on $1 million bond, CBS4 reported. El Paso police said they initially responded to a report of a suicide at about …
A 77-year-old husband shielded his wife from a heartless gunman who shot and killed at least 22 people during the mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart. Juan de Dios Velazquez was a newcomer to El Paso. He had recently moved from Mexico with his wife Estella and they planned to shop at Walmart for …
Authorities in Texas have staged a search for a 29-year-old woman they say disappeared more than a week ago. According to KVIA, Erika Gaytan of El Paso was last seen on the evening of July 13 on a date at a local concert. While the man who accompanied her said they left separately and Gaytan …
Authorities in Texas say a man made a fatal mistake in deciding to break into a home last week. According to WTOL, the El Paso Police Department dispatched officers to the scene of an attempted residential burglary on Monday evening. “Crimes Against Persons detectives are continuing the investigation of a house break-in that cost a …
An El Paso police officer is facing a felony charge after his infant son drowned while in his care last month. KXAN reports that Raymond Licon Jr., 27, was off-duty on June 20, and watching his two children at home when he got into an altercation with his estranged wife via text messages and phone calls. He …
