An El Paso man had been dead for at least two weeks before his body was found inside an apartment in the Angel’s Triangle neighborhood of Northeast El Paso, Crime Stoppers of El Paso said.
The death of 38-year-old Michael Terrell Jenkins has been classified as a murder by detectives with the Crimes Against Persons Unit, which continues investigating the unsolved homicide.
The case is Crime Stoppers of El Paso’s Crime of the Week.
Michael Terrell Jenkins, 38, was killed in a homicide in an apartment in the 8700 block of Lawson Street in the Angel’s Triangle in Northeast El Paso. His body was found on March 17, 2026.
Detectives believe Jenkins was killed sometime in late February, Crime Stoppers stated.
The death was not discovered until the afternoon of March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, when El Paso police officers were dispatched on a call to check the well-being of a resident and found Jenkins deceased when they entered an apartment in the 8700 block of Lawson Street, police said.
“Through the investigation, we know that somebody has information on this case,” Crime Stoppers liaison Sgt. Javier Sambrano said in a statement. “Anybody with any details or any information that can help find the person responsible should call Crime Stoppers right away.”
Anyone with information may anonymously call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477 (TIPS).
‘A spirit of kindness and respect’
Jenkins was originally from Columbia and Holly Hill in South Carolina, according to an obituary from the Shuler-Marshall Funeral Home in Holly Hill.
During a celebration of life service video streamed by the funeral home on April 1, Jenkins was described as a person with a passion for music who had “a smile that could light up a room and a spirit of kindness and respect.”
An El Paso police officer stands guard as detectives with the Crimes Against Persons Unit investigate a man’s death in an apartment in the 8700 block of Lawson Street in the “Angel’s Triangle” of Northeast El Paso on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
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After high school, Jenkins attended college for a time and later joined the U.S. military, eventually ending up in El Paso.
“This is a rough one. And it’s rough because he was so young. It’s rough because it feels like he was snatched from us. But one thing I come to understand — and that’s my topic for the day — that God writes our story,” a preacher said during the energetic, spirit-filled Southern service.
The preacher focused on Psalm 34:18: “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and @BorundaDaniel on X.
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