EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A 41-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder after authorities found a body in a dumpster fire in Central El Paso on Friday night. <\/p>\n
According to the El Paso Police Department, Heriberto Chavez has been identified as the prime suspect in a murder after authorities found a dead man at the 900 block of N. Florence (behind the Kelly Center for Hunger Relief) after fire crews extinguished a dumpster fire. <\/p>\n
Detectives with EPPD’s Crimes Against Persons unit took over the investigation after the body was found and determined the death was “suspicious in nature.”<\/p>\n
RELATED: UPDATE: Police investigate death after body found in Central El Paso dumpster fire<\/a><\/p>\n On Sunday, Chavez was identified as the suspect and was booked into the El Paso County Downtown Jail.<\/p>\n In a bond hearing held on Monday, Chavez’s bond was set at $1 million. <\/p>\n According to police statistics, this is the 6th murder of 2026, compared to 11 at the same time last year.<\/p>\n RECOMMENDED: <\/a>El Paso man arrested on animal cruelty charges after dogs discovered in poor conditions<\/a><\/p>\n