{"id":67646,"date":"2025-11-27T20:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T20:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/67646\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T20:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T20:15:12","slug":"el-paso-county-sheriffs-office-deputys-act-of-kindness-draws-praise-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/67646\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputy\u2019s act of kindness draws praise online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KTSM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014\u00a0A simple act of kindness outside a Walmart is gaining attention online after an off-duty El Paso County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputy was recorded helping a woman who said she didn\u2019t have proper shoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Deputy Hugo Delgadillo was working an off-duty security job early Saturday morning when he says a woman approached him and told him, in Spanish, that she was experiencing homelessness and didn\u2019t have money for a pair of shoes. Delgadillo says she was wearing thin socks and worn-out sandals on a cold morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He told her to give him an hour, and when he returned, he brought her new socks and a pair of shoes. Video of the encounter was eventually posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/61551289832101\/videos\/pcb.122234393732042994\/1867444733860587\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FitFam;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FitFam<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Delgadillo says the moment reminded him of a childhood experience, when a police officer once took him shopping through the \u201cShop with a Cop\u201d program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI thought it was because I was well-behaved, and I had good grades. Later on, I came to find out that it was because I actually was from a low-income family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He says that the encounter is one of the reasons he went into law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cGrowing up, I always knew that, since I had a little bit, I wanted to give more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video has drawn praise from many social media users who thanked the deputy for the gesture. Delgadillo says he doesn\u2019t see it as anything extraordinary; he simply wanted the woman to feel human and cared for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI wanted her to know that she\u2019s not any different than I am,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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