A woman was fatally shot during a confrontation at a trash bin outside a home in a far East El Paso neighborhood, a police spokesman said.
The shooting occurred about 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in the 2300 block of Tierra Rica Way, which is off Pebble Hills Boulevard in the Upper East Side, police spokesman Officer Adrian Cisneros said.
A 23-year-old man exited his residence to find a 49-year-old woman by a trash bin when a confrontation occurred and the woman was shot, Cisneros said. The two persons are not believed to be related.
The woman was transported to a hospital but died from her wounds.
The man has been detained by police as an investigation by homicide detectives with the Crimes Against Persons Unit continues.
Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and @BorundaDaniel on X.
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Reporting by Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times / El Paso Times
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