EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A 38-year-old man was arrested for an aggravated assault charge after police say he fired a gun through an apartment window during a neighborhood dispute, injuring one man, according to an arrest affidavit. <\/p>\n
According to the El Paso Police Department, Cesar Vite Pineda was arrested after a shooting happened on Feb 1 at around 3:56 p.m. in the 2500 block of Morehead Avenue, near Alabama Street.<\/p>\n
When officers responded to the scene, police said they found a 58-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the back, and he was taken to a local hospital for treatment. <\/p>\n
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by KFOX14\/CBS4, investigators say the suspect, identified as Pineda, had been involved in escalating confrontations with neighbors earlier that day. <\/p>\n
Police said that during a gathering outside the apartment complex, an argument broke out between Pineda and multiple neighbors, who later witnessed the shooting. <\/p>\n
While the affidavit states that Pineda became upset, it is unclear why the argument broke out between Pineda and the neighbors. <\/p>\n
Following the argument, the affidavit states that one of the neighbors later approached Pineda\u2019s apartment door to leave a beer as a peace offering. <\/p>\n
That is when police say Pineda got a handgun and fired through a window, striking the victim. <\/p>\n
Police obtained several witness statements detailing the events leading up to the shooting as well as video evidence, which corroborated the witnesses’ statements <\/p>\n
Officers then surrounded the suspect\u2019s apartment, took him into custody, and said he later admitted to firing the weapon, the affidavit states. <\/p>\n
A search warrant was executed at the apartment, where investigators recovered the firearm believed to have been used in the shooting. <\/p>\n
Jail records show Pineda was booked into the El Paso County Jail and charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, with a combined bond set at $150,000.<\/p>\n
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