EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A man has died after he was found burning in a home last weekend.
A 33-year-old El Paso man was arrested early Saturday after El Paso police said a 47-year-old man was found outside a burning home with injuries consistent with an assault.
Police were called at 3:44 a.m. on 03-28-2026 to the 700 block of North Ochoa on a report of an assaulted person.
Investigators said the El Paso Fire Department had responded to a structure fire at the location and, during that response, found the victim outside the residence.
Police said the victim was identified as Salome J Lares, who died days later after the incident while at the burn center in Lubbock.
Police said both the suspect and the victim were homeless.
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Through the investigation, police identified David Garcia as the person responsible for the assault.
Garcia was arrested and booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility on a charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury.
His bond was set at $500,000.
Police said the case is now being investigated as a murder.
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