EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The murder trial is underway for a man accused of a 2021 murder in Northeast El Paso after a dispute over a dog urinating escalated into a shooting.
The trial of Eduardo Blanco began on Monday, June 24 in 327th District Court with Judge Monique Velarde Reyes presiding.
Blanco is charged with murder in the death of 26-year-old Atravius Burkes in Northeast El Paso.
According to court documents, a dispute between Burke and Blanco began when Blanco’s dog urinated on a next-door neighbor’s property and Burkes confronted Blanco about it.
Burkes then allegedly retaliated by urinating on Blanco’s property.
Blanco is accused of shooting Burkes with an AK-47. Blanco has maintained that it was self-defense after Burkes pulled a gun on him.
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