EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Sonic employee wanted in Las Cruces for shooting and killing another employee earlier this week was identified as the same “fugitive” who was shot during an officer-involved shooting on Wednesday, March 5, in El Paso’s Lower Valley, the El Paso Police Department (EPPD) said.
As we previously reported, U.S. Marshals said a fugitive, later identified as Luciano Roman Valente Frias, exchanged gunfire with Lone Star Fugitive Task Force members and was injured before being arrested.
The incident happened shortly before 2:20 p.m. at the 9400 block of Alameda Ave, EPPD said.
Frias had been wanted in Las Cruces for shooting and killing another employee, Benjamin Hernandez, 20, on Tuesday evening, March 4, at the Sonic Drive-In located at 3471 Foothills Road.
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