Incident

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5-13-2023 Texas El Paso 1-1

Location

May 13, 2023

Taqueria El Cometa
9529 Viscount Blvd
El Paso, Texas

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Agent Matthew Ross
Age: 38
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Brandon Jacob Perez
Age: 17
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Brandishing/flourishing/open carry/lost/found

Notes

Off-duty border patrol agent shot in chest while trying to disarm subject;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://kvia.com/news/top-stories/2023/05/13/one-man-taken-to-the-hospital-after-east-el-paso-shooting/

URL: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime/2023/05/13/el-paso-shootings-at-el-cometa-cincinnati-enterntainment-district-kern-place/70214900007/

URL: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime/2023/05/15/el-paso-border-patrol-agent-shot-in-scuffle-outside-taco-restaurant/70218789007/

URL: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime/2023/05/17/el-paso-teen-arrest-border-patrol-agent-matthew-ross-shooting-at-el-cometa-restaurant/70229515007/

District

Congressional District: 16
State Senate District: 29
State House District: 79