Daniel Borunda

El Paso

Reporter at El Paso Times

Reporter covering crime and life in El Paso and the Borderland.

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Man accused in violent kidnapping, assault at home in El Paso suburb

1 day ago | elpasotimes.com | Daniel Borunda

A 26-year-old man was arrested in Horizon City for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a woman. The suspect, Justin Charles Ocon, is accused of beating, choking, and pistol-whipping the woman. The woman escaped after Ocon left for work and was treated at a hospital for injuries. If you are in an abusive relationship or need someone to talk to, call the Center Against Sexual and Family Violence 24-Hour Crisis Hopeline at 915-593-7300 or 1-800-727-0511.
One dead after wounded in Northeast El Paso stabbing

2 days ago | elpasotimes.com | Daniel Borunda

A person has died after being stabbed during a fight in a Northeast El Paso neighborhood over the weekend, a police spokesman said on Monday, May 12.vThe deceased person's name was not immediately released as an investigation by detectives with the Crimes Against Persons Unit continued.
Two sent to hospital in Northeast El Paso shooting

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Daniel Borunda

Two people were transported to hospitals after a shooting in Northeast El Paso, police said. The shooting was reported shortly before 1:15 a.m. Sunday, May 11, in the 5300 block of Dalton Avenue in the neighborhood of Irvin High School, Sgt. Robert Gomez, a police spokesman, said in a message. More: El Paso drive-by shooting spree linked to girlfriend issue, prosecutor saysEl Paso police at a crime scene. File art.
Threat of armed man near Bel Air High School in El Paso turns out false, Ysleta ISD says

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Daniel Borunda

A false school threat about a man with a weapon in the neighborhood of Bel Air High School in El Paso's Lower Valley on Thursday was deemed to be not credible by law enforcement, an Ysleta Independent School District spokesperson said.
El Paso Walmart mass shooter transferred to state custody, flown to Texas prison

1 week ago | elpasotimes.com | Daniel Borunda

The convicted El Paso Walmart shooter has been transferred from the El Paso County Jail to a Texas state prison. The transfer took place on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, with the gunman being flown to a prison in Huntsville, Texas. The convicted El Paso Walmart mass shooter was flown from El Paso to a Texas state prison after being transferred to state custody, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said.
El Paso police arrest 2 men accused in shooting at West Side apartment

1 week ago | elpasotimes.com | Daniel Borunda

El Paso police have arrested two men accused in a retaliatory shooting that targeted a West Side apartment recently. Joshua Joel Flores, 19, and Leopoldo D. Martinez, 22, both of West El Paso, were each arrested on a charge of deadly conduct discharge of a firearm, according to El Paso County Jail records and court officials at a teleconference bond hearing on Sunday, May 4.
El Paso border bridge scuffle video shows CBP bust ammo smuggler suspect

1 week ago | elpasotimes.com | Daniel Borunda

El Paso CBP officers stopped a U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle ammunition into Mexico at the Bridge of the Americas. Officers deployed tire deflation devices and a Taser to keep the driver from fleeing. A driver attempting to smuggle 4,000 rounds of rifle ammunition into Mexico was arrested after a confrontation caught on video with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Bridge of the Americas in El Paso.
El Paso border bridge scuffle video shows CBP bust ammo smuggler suspect

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Daniel Borunda

A driver attempting to smuggle 4,000 rounds of rifle ammunition into Mexico was arrested after a confrontation caught on video with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Bridge of the Americas in El Paso. A 33-year-old man, who is a U.S. citizen, was attempting to flee from CBP officers with the Mobile Enforcement Team who were inspecting southbound vehicles on the international bridge on Thursday night, May 1, CBP spokesman Roger Maier said in a news release on Monday, May 5.
El Paso border bridge scuffle video shows CBP bust ammo smuggler suspect

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Daniel Borunda

• El Paso CBP officers stopped a U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle ammunition into Mexico at the Bridge of the Americas. • Officers deployed tire deflation devices and a Taser to keep the driver from fleeing. A driver attempting to smuggle 4,000 rounds of rifle ammunition into Mexico was arrested after a confrontation caught on video with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Bridge of the Americas in El Paso.
Teen dies after hit by off-roading SUV in Red Sands desert in El Paso County

1 week ago | elpasotimes.com | Daniel Borunda

A 19-year-old man was killed when he was struck by an off-roading SUV in the Red Sands desert, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said. The young man, identified as Eduardo Salas, was hit by a white SUV shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday, May 4, in the popular off-roading desert site off Montana Avenue in eastern El Paso County, sheriff's spokeswoman Priscilla Contreras said in a news release. Salas died at the scene.

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