EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso police identified the suspect in connection with the deadly shooting in central El Paso on Wednesday afternoon, where three people died and one person was hospitalized.
The people who died were identified as 21-year-old Mia Molina, 27-year-old Victoria Whitman and the alleged offender, 28-year-old Uriel Ontiveros.
The other man injured is a 59-year-old man who remains in critical condition.
The shooting happened around 2 p.m. at 1000 N. Raynor.
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Officers found four people with gunshot wounds when they arrived at the scene.
First aid was provided by officers on the scene, and FMS was requested.
All four people were taken to the hospital.
Through the preliminary investigation, it appears the offender, Ontiveros, had a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he shot the 3 victims.
The first victim was identified as model Mia Molina, according to El Paso Fashion Week’s Director Roberto Chavez, who said she was a former Top Model USA and was gearing up to participate in November’s El Paso Fashion Week.
The investigation is ongoing and police ask anyone who may have information to contact the El Paso Police Department at 915-832-4400 or Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477 (TIPS) remain anonymous.
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