EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — An El Paso police officer was injured and taken to a hospital after being assaulted while investigating a reported theft at Cielo Vista Mall on Thursday.
The officer, a seven-year veteran of the El Paso Police Department, was alerted by a mall employee about two suspects who had committed a theft.
When the officer attempted to detain them, both suspects resisted and assaulted the officer during a struggle, according to police…