EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The 243rd Judicial District Courtroom at the Enrique Moreno County Courthouse was packed with spectators Tuesday as the jury trial began for the man accused of shooting and killing two people and injuring several others at a 2023 high school house party.
Angel Avila is charged with capital murder, a charge punishable by life in prison or the death penalty.
According to court documents, the shooting happened Sept. 17, 2023, at a short-term rental home in the 12300 block of Tierra Inca Drive during a homecoming after-party. Multiple people were shot. Those killed were Julia Gabrielle Worthington, 14, a student at Pebble Hills High School, and Eliel Omar Bultron Hernandez, 19.
Investigators say Avila and others were also wounded by gunfire. Court records state Avila began shooting outside the home and was later dropped off at a hospital by a friend after he was shot…