EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Crime Stoppers of El Paso and the El Paso Police Department need your help in identifying the individuals involved in a fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man last month in Central El Paso.
This is this week’s “Crime of the Week” as publicized by Crime Stoppers.
At roughly 2 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19, officers responded to a local hospital where 19-year-old Anthony Rodriguez was taken in by friends with a gunshot wound to his upper torso, Crime Stoppers said.
Rodriguez died due to his injuries.
Detectives then learned that the incident happened at about 1:25 a.m. in the area of Pershing Drive and Gateway South.
Rodriguez and three friends were driving and “became involved in a confrontation with occupants from another vehicle,” Crime Stoppers said.
During the confrontation, shots were fired and Rodriguez was critically injured, Crime Stoppers said.
Anyone with any information on those involved in the murder of Anthony Rodriguez is urged to call Crime Stoppers of El Paso immediately at (915) 566-8477 (TIPS) or visit online at www.cselpaso.org. You will remain anonymous, and if your tip leads to an arrest, you may qualify for a cash reward.
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