MAN SHOT IN LEG AS A RESULT OF AN OVERNIGHT SHOOTING IN SPARKS
3850 Justice El Paso, TX 79938
NEWS RELEASE 
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
EMAIL: jtovar@epcounty.com
EPCSO.ORG
Release Date / Time: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 11:55 AM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office (LOWER VALLEY PATROL)
EVENT: Man shot in leg / Investigation continues
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: 12800 block of Jeremiah El Paso County, TX (Sparks)
DATE / TIME: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 1:00 AM
RESULT: INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
SPARKS: Early Wednesday morning 11-04-09 at about 1:00 AM, Sheriff's Deputies were dispatched to the area of the 12800 block of Jeremiah (Sparks area) El Paso County, TX in reference to an aggravated assault in progress. Deputies arrived moments later and made contact with a 33 male subject / Victim who told authorities that he suffered a gunshot wound to his left leg. Life Ambulance Medics arrived a short time later and began tending to the Victim.
The Victim initially told Deputies he was walking down the street when he heard a gunshot & noticed he was bleeding from the leg. The Victim's story was inconsistent & he refused to file charges for the shooting / his injury. He was transported to University Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
At this point it is unknown if the shooting was accidental or if the Victim who will not be identified at this time was targeted by unknown suspect(s).
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
NO OTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED AT THIS TIME.
END OF NEWS RELEASE
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.