SAN ELIZARIO SHOOTING VICTIM DIES / CASE UPGRADED TO HOMICIDE
3850 Justice El Paso, TX 79938 
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
EMAIL: jtovar@epcounty.com
EPCSO.ORG
Release Date / Time: Friday, October 30, 2009 11:30 AM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office (CID- Crimes Against Persons )
EVENT: Detectives seek help in Murder of of 22 year-old man
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: 400 block of Hartley San Elizario, TX
DATE / TIME: Saturday, October 17, 2009 9:00 AM
RESULT: HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION ENSUES
UPDATE: VICTOR ESCUDERO (22) who was found suffering from multiple gun shot wounds in his San Elizario, TX home on October 17, 2009 - has died as a result of his injuries. Sheriff's Office Crimes Against Persons Detectives have upgraded this case to a HOMICIDE.
There have now been 2 HOMICIDES outside of El Paso City limits in a little over a week. At this time there is nothing to indicate both cases are connected.
Sheriff’s Office Detectives are urging anyone who may have been in contact with VICTOR
ESCUDERO on Friday night 10/16 or Saturday morning 10/17 or has any information as to the shooting of VICTOR ECUDERO to please contact the Sheriff’s Office at (915) 546-2280. If callers want to remain anonymous, they are urged to call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at (915) 566-TIPS (8477).
BACKGROUND:
SAN ELIZARIO, TX- On Saturday, October 17, 2009 at about 9:00 am, 22 year-old VICTOR ESCUDERO was found at his residence located in the 400 block of Hartley Rd. San Elizario, TX suffering from multiple gun shot wounds. CID Crimes Against Persons Detectives have been working this case extensively since Saturday following several leads. ESCUDERO remained at a local hospital in critical condition until his death.
PHOTOS BELOW OF VICTOR ESCUDERO (22)
END OF NEWS RELEASE
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.