{"id":434609,"date":"2026-09-13T09:40:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T09:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/434609\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T09:40:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T09:40:54","slug":"el-paso-police-investigate-shooting-at-tom-lea-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/434609\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso police investigate shooting at Tom Lea Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sept. 12, 2026, 7:23 p.m. MT<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/91736872007-09122026-tom-lea-park-shooting-2.jpg\"  elementtiming=\"pg-lead-image\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"El Paso police officers examine the scene of a shooting at Tom Lea Park in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.\u201d\"\/><\/p>\n<p>El Paso police officers examine the scene of a shooting at Tom Lea Park in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaby Velasquez\/ El Paso Times<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/91736875007-09122026-tom-lea-park-shooting-4.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Evidence markers line a road cordoned off with police tape during an investigation into a shooting at Tom Lea Park in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Evidence markers line a road cordoned off with police tape during an investigation into a shooting at Tom Lea Park in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Gaby Velasquez\/ El Paso Times<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/91736870007-09122026-tom-lea-park-shooting-8.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An El Paso Police Department mobile command vehicle sits behind police tape near Tom Lea Park as officers investigate a shooting in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An El Paso Police Department mobile command vehicle sits behind police tape near Tom Lea Park as officers investigate a shooting in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Gaby Velasquez\/ El Paso Times<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/91736865007-09122026-tom-lea-park-shooting-5.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"El Paso police officers gather behind a crime scene barrier while investigating a shooting at Tom Lea Park in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>El Paso police officers gather behind a crime scene barrier while investigating a shooting at Tom Lea Park in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Gaby Velasquez\/ El Paso Times<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/91736868007-09122026-tom-lea-park-shooting-10.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An El Paso police vehicle blocks a road near Tom Lea Park during the investigation of a shooting in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An El Paso police vehicle blocks a road near Tom Lea Park during the investigation of a shooting in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Gaby Velasquez\/ El Paso Times<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/91736869007-09122026-tom-lea-park-shooting-3.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Evidence markers line a road cordoned off with police tape during an investigation into a shooting at Tom Lea Park in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Evidence markers line a road cordoned off with police tape during an investigation into a shooting at Tom Lea Park in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Gaby Velasquez\/ El Paso Times<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/91736873007-09122026-tom-lea-park-shooting-6.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An El Paso Police Department mobile command vehicle sits behind police tape near Tom Lea Park as officers investigate a shooting in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An El Paso Police Department mobile command vehicle sits behind police tape near Tom Lea Park as officers investigate a shooting in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Gaby Velasquez\/ El Paso Times<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/91736874007-09122026-tom-lea-park-shooting-11.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An El Paso police vehicle blocks a road near Tom Lea Park during the investigation of a shooting in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An El Paso police vehicle blocks a road near Tom Lea Park during the investigation of a shooting in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Gaby Velasquez\/ El Paso Times<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/91736866007-09122026-tom-lea-park-shooting.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"El Paso police officers examine the scene of a shooting at Tom Lea Park in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.\u201d\"\/><\/p>\n<p>El Paso police officers examine the scene of a shooting at Tom Lea Park in West El Paso on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaby Velasquez\/ El Paso Times<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sept. 12, 2026, 7:23 p.m. MT El Paso police officers examine the scene of a shooting at 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