EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Sunland Park Police Department and the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office are teaming up to launch a coordinated enforcement and outreach effort to address outdoor recreational shooting that has worried residents in Santa Teresa and Sunland Park.
In recent weeks, residents have reported stray bullets striking homes during weekend gatherings out in the desert. These gatherings are often accompanied by loud music and unsafe target shooting.
As KTSM has previously reported, residents have been asking Doña Ana County to take action before someone got hurt.
Stray bullets from target shooters in Santa Teresa risk airport, resident safety
Sunland Park said that its police officers and deputies with DASO will work together and will closely monitor areas with frequent weekend gatherings to deter unsafe firearm use…