EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 24-year-old man and his dad were recently arrested after a confrontation over loud music at a neighborhood party escalated and left one man dead and two others injured in Northeast El Paso, according to court documents obtained by KTSM.
As we previously reported, Ransford Julian Myers, 24, and his dad, Michael Gary Myers, 56, were both arrested on Sunday, May 11.
The younger Myers is facing a charge of murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The older Myers is facing two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, El Paso Police Department (EPPD) said.
According to court documents, shortly before 1:15 a.m. on May 11, EPPD received an emergency call at the 5300 block of Dalton Avenue about reported numerous shots fired and people screaming in the area.
Upon arrival, officers located Hugo Benitez, 35, alive on the driveway area of the home with multiple injuries. A second victim, a 31-year-old man, was also located with injuries, according to court documents.
According to court documents, fire medical services responded and took both victims to a local hospital, where Benitez died from “multiple stab wounds to his torso area.”
The second victim is in critical condition and remains at the hospital, according to court documents.
According to court documents, a third victim, a 36-year-old man, was located and treated at the scene for a stab wound to his left arm.
Detectives with the Crimes Against Persons unit were called out to continue with the investigation.
According to court documents, multiple witnesses were located at the scene and said that they were having a birthday party for Benitez and had a live band playing.
Witnesses said that the younger Myers walked over from his home on the corner of Dalton Avenue and Charleston Street onto the party uninvited and started yelling racial slurs at them including, “I hope you guys get deported back to Mexico,” according to court documents.
According to court documents, people at the party attempted to calm the younger Myers down. However, he pushed the owner of the house, and a physical altercation ensued between the younger Myers and people at the gathering.
During the physical altercation, the younger Myers stabbed Benitez and the two other victims, according to court documents.
According to court documents, witnesses also said that during the altercation, several gunshots were heard from the street. Witnesses stated they observed Myers’ dad walking towards the home holding a black handgun in his right hand. He was also seen holding the handgun towards the residence and people at the party.
EPPD met with the second victim at the hospital, who said that at around 8:30 p.m. on May 10, he and his wife arrived at his parents’ house, 5300 block of Dalton Avenue, to celebrate Benitez’s birthday, according to court documents.
According to court documents, the victim stated that a live band started playing around midnight when the younger Myers arrived at the gathering, upset because the music was too loud.
The victim said that the younger Myers entered the driveway and started talking to his cousin, saying he lived two blocks away and that the music was too loud. The victim added that his cousin told the younger Myers they would lower the music when, for an unknown reason, the younger Myers started yelling racial slurs towards them, according to court documents.
According to court documents, the victim said his dad, the owner of the house, walked over to his cousin and the younger Myers to “defuse the situation.” However, the younger Myers pushed the victim’s dad and the altercation became physical.
The victim became upset and struck the younger Myers on the face with a right hook in fear of the younger Myers assaulting him or his family members, according to court documents.
According to court documents, the victim stated he saw the younger Myers holding a silver knife in his right hand, and felt when he struck him one time on the chest with the knife.
The victim said he told Benitez and his cousin to move away because the younger Myers had a knife and also told his wife to call 911. The victim then lost consciousness. He suffered a stab wound to the left torso area and a laceration to the left eyebrow, according to court documents.
According to court documents, officers took the younger Myers into custody, where he implicated himself as being at the scene of the crime and entering the property.
EPPD obtained video evidence supporting the allegations against the younger Myers that shows him and his dad inside the property.
Officers also located a knife in the younger Myers’ right front pocket, with suspected blood, and a revolver inside his right front pocket along with a black right side handgun holster, according to court documents.
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