A 25-year-old El Paso man died after being taken to a hospital after a shooting in a far East Side neighborhood, police officials said.
Efrain Martinez was found with a gunshot wound when police responded to a call of a shooting at 5:17 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at a house in the 1900 block of Pointe East Lane, police said. The neighborhood is located off Montwood Drive near Saul Kleinfeld Drive.
Police said Monday evening that Martinez was taken to a hospital, where he died.
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The death is being investigated as a homicide by detectives with the Crimes Against Persons Unit, officials said. No arrests have been announced.
“As of now, the investigation remains ongoing by Crimes Against Persons who are working diligently to gather evidence and ascertain the circumstances surrounding the shooting,” a police news release stated.
Anyone with information on the shooting that claimed Martinez’s life may call the police nonemergency line at 915-832-4400 or they may anonymously call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477 (TIPS).