El Paso police officials have identified the man killed in a triple-shooting that wounded two others at Nations Tobin Park.
Jose Jesus Gonzalez Jr., 34, died at a hospital following a shooting that wounded Jacob Mathew Gonzalez, 22, and Ethan Alexander Ramos, also 22, on Friday morning at the park in Northeast El Paso, stated a news release issued Monday, June 23, by Detective Judy Oviedo.
All three men were transported to hospitals. The current condition of the two survivors was not immediately available.
Two men were brothers and the other is a cousin, according to a GoFundMe page created by Gonzalez’s sister to raise money to help with funeral expenses.
“This was unexpected and my family was not prepared for having to bury him so young,” his sister stated on the page. “My brother leaves behind four kids and one on the way. His life was taken way too soon and for absolutely nothing. He had flaws and he was not perfect just like the rest of us.”
Man, 22, faces murder charge
Robert Joseph Privett, 22, has been arrested on a murder charge in connection with the park shooting, police said.
Privett, who is a Northeast resident, is being held on a $1 million bond at the El Paso County Jail in Downtown, according to a jail log.
The shooting occurred Friday morning involving a red car that had crashed into a tree at Nations Tobin Park, 8831 Railroad Drive. A possible motive in the gun violence has not been disclosed.
Detectives with the Crimes Against Persons Unit “through swift and coordinated efforts” identified Privett, who was later arrested as the suspect in the shooting, police stated.
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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