EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Police identified the woman who was shot and killed in far east El Paso on Wednesday.

The woman was identified as 49-year-old Rachel Lei Ann Creed.

Authorities reported that the incident took place around 1 a.m. on Tierra Rica near Pebble Hills.

When police arrived, they found Creed with a gunshot wound.

She was taken to the hospital, where she died.

Investigators said an altercation happened when Creed and a 23-year-old man went outside to throw his trash.

As a result of the altercation, the man fired his weapon, striking Creed.

The case remains under investigation.

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