EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Police and Crime Stoppers of El Paso want your help in providing information to help solve a murder of a local musician back in 2019 in West El Paso.
This is this week’s “Crime of the Week,” as publicized by Crime Stoppers.
Chet Woodward Photo courtesy of Crime Stoppers of El Paso
As he waited for a streetcar to go home, 63-year-old Chet Woodward was fatally stabbed on the night of Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. He had just left the Rockin’ Cigar Bar, and moments later, at about 10:45 p.m., police responded to a call of an unconscious man.
Woodward was found stabbed and was taken to the hospital, but died from his injuries.
Courtesy of Crime Stoppers
Courtesy of Crime Stoppers
Detectives located video of a man wearing a dark Levi’s hooded jacket. This man is believed to have crucial information on the murder, Crime Stoppers said.
Woodward was a blues musician who frequented the Cincinnati Bar District and was well-known by many patrons.
Anyone with any information on this murder should call Crime Stoppers of El Paso immediately at (915) 566-8477 (TIPS) or visit online at www.cselpaso.org.
You will remain anonymous, and if your tip leads to an arrest, you may qualify for a cash reward.
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