Man arrested for kidnapping after hostage situation at GECU

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 26-year-old man was arrested for kidnapping after allegedly using a GECU employee as a “shield” in a hostage situation on Tuesday, Oct. 21, in Northeast El Paso, according to the El Paso Police Department.

Luis Fernando Colomo, 26, was charged with aggravated kidnapping, use as a shield/hostage. He was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility with a $75,000 bond.

On Oct. 21, officers were dispatched to a GECU branch at 9435 Dyer St. in reference to a reported kidnapping.

According to witnesses, Colomo entered the branch “acting nervously”. Later witnesses claimed Colomo told an employee that “armed men were following him,” EPPD said…

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