Busy Morning for EPPD

Article updated at 1230 HRS to include email from EPPD Fusion email about accident.
Article updated at 1850 HRS to correct how the murder victim was found, and additional information.

3 April 2025, El Paso, Texas, Steven Zimmerman—This morning, the El Paso Police Department has been busy. The first notice I shared on X (formerly Twitter) was about a scene where the Department was working on a murder at 4016 Fillmore in Northeast El Paso.

At the scene, Officers discovered a man, dead in his home, with a shower curtain wrapped around him. Officers have determined that the man is a member of the United States Army.

“The death is under suspicious circumstances,” said an Officer close to the scene. “Crimes Against Persons is handling the case, and I believe they will have the Autopsy done today.”

“This has been confirmed as a murder,” updated an Officer who was on the scene. “The case will be handled by CAP now.”

Police have also worked a fatality where two vehicles hit each other, and two people were nearly ejected. One vehicle was on its side, with a man pinned under it. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Additionally, another person, a woman, was also dead at the scene.

The contributing factor to this crash was drunk driving on the part of the driver. She will be charged with Intoxicated Manslaughter.

The El Paso Police Department has also worked on a stabbing today. We have no further information on that case.

What makes matters worse for the offices on the street is that the Regional Command ran out of vehicles for use with petrol because it had to secure so many scenes.

One officer commented that he hoped this was an eye-opener for the Department.

The following email was provided to us by a fireman who was working the scene of the wreck and fatality. The email was sent department-wide from FUSION:

For your situational awareness:

Emerging Event Notification:  P2025138451 – MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT – MVA WITH INJURIES – HERCULES AVE/GATEWAY NORTH BLVD 

Location:  8400 Gateway North Blvd
Overview:  04/03/2025 0222 hours

P2025138451 – MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT – MVA WITH INJURIES – HERCULES AVE/GATEWAY NORTH BLVD

• Vehicle Collison/ Roll Over  
• Multiple injuries reported 
• 1 Male underneath vehicle and 1 female stuck inside vehicle
• Units blocking GWN / Hercules
• 2 DOS / 3 Level 2s
• EPPD / EPFD on scene 
• STI Supervisor Advised 
• Several Patients transported to area hospital
• DWI Task Force Response
• Road closure from Gateway North to Edgar Park
• Media on Scene
• First update at 12:21 hours
• Gateway North at Hercules right lane still closed due to damaged power lines.