A deadly traffic crash, a shooting and a stabbing were keeping El Paso police busy over the weekend.
One person died in a single-vehicle collision that occurred about 2 a.m. Sunday, June 1, in the area of Loop 375 and Spur 601, Sgt. Robert Gomez, a police spokesman, said in a message.
The crash in under investigation by the Special Traffic Investigations Unit. Further details, including the name of the person who died, had yet to be disclosed.
Shooting in Lower Dyer
A two-block long crime scene had Dyer Street closed as police investigated an overnight shooting near bars in the Lower Dyer section of Central El Paso.
The shooting occurred about 1 a.m. Sunday in the 4800 block of Dyer Street, a block that includes Big Mike’s Place, Chit Chat bar and Luckyz Bar & Lounge, a police spokesperson said in a message.
El Paso police meet up at the scene of a shooting investigation as the sun rises in the 4800 block of Dyer Street in the Lower Dyer area on Sunday.
One person was transported to University Medical Center of El Paso in undisclosed condition.
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Detectives with the Crimes Against Persons Unit, crime-scene investigators and officers with the Gang Unit were still at the scene after sunrise as Dyer Street was blocked by yellow crime-scene tape and police cars from Pierce Avenue to Lincoln Avenue. Dyer Street was later re-opened.
Further details on the shooting were not immediately availalble.
Stabbing in Northeast El Paso
Detectives with the Crimes Against Persons Unit were investigating a stabbing that sent one person to the hospital on Saturday morning, May 30, in a Northeast neighborhood.
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The stabbing was reported about 8:45 a.m. Saturday in the 200 block of Impala Avenue in the Parkland neighborhood, police said. One person was transported to UMC in undisclosed condition.
Further details had not been released.
Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and @BorundaDaniel on X.
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