An el paso county sheriff's office jail annex detention officer was arrested for allegedly giving illegal drugs to an inmate, authorities said. An inmate was stabbed in the eye, strangled and beaten to death at an el paso jail because of his alleged ties to the barrio azteca gang, records state. The el paso county sheriff's office (epso), founded in 1861, handles law enforcement in el paso county, colorado
The office is headed by the county sheriff, an elected official. [16][17] the shooting has been described as the deadliest attack on latinos. The el paso county jail system is separating certain inmates and placing them in lockdown cells to prevent potential retaliation following the beating death of an inmate on monday at the jail.
On august 3, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at a walmart store in el paso, texas, united states [14][15] the federal bureau of investigation investigated the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime
