Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/el-paso/ Our Thing Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:27:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://remezcla.com/wp-content/themes/remezcla/assets/images/social/precomposed-144x144.png Remezcla https://remezcla.com/tag/el-paso/ 144 144 El Paso Mass Shooter Finally Sentenced for Killing 23 People in Targeted Attack https://remezcla.com/culture/el-paso-mass-shooter-finally-sentenced-for-killing-23-people-in-targeted-attack/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:46:40 +0000 https://remezcla.com/?p=351535 The lone gunman and white supremacist who killed 23 people at a Walmart in El Paso in August 2019 will spend the rest of his life behind bars. According to the El Paso Times, Patrick Crusius, 24, was sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences for the racially motivated murders. The sentence was announced on Friday

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]]> El Paso shooting Walmart EL PASO, TEXAS - AUGUST 06: A woman touches a cross at a makeshift memorial for victims outside Walmart, near the scene of a mass shooting which left at least 22 people dead, on August 6, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. A 21-year-old white male suspect remains in custody in El Paso, which sits along the U.S.-Mexico border. President Donald Trump plans to visit the city August 7. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Chicanx Murals Have Silent But Important Role in “The Forever Purge” https://remezcla.com/film/cimi-chicano-murals-the-forever-purge-el-paso/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:36:55 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=306465 When Chicano muralist Jesús “CIMI” Alvarado gave Mexican filmmaker Everardo Gout (Mars) a tour around his South El Paso neighborhood — also known as El Segundo Barrio — he never thought the director would reach out to him a year later to ask him to contribute to his new movie. In The Forever Purge, the fifth

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]]> CIMI lo res Photo by Viridiana Villa. Meet Krystall Poppin, an El Paso Emcee Who’s in the Race To Win https://remezcla.com/features/music/meet-krystall-poppin-and-one-more-time-video-premiere/ Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:00:55 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=306122 If you’ve caught El Paso rapper Krystall Poppin’s latest single “One More Time” on any number of playlists it’s already been added to, there’s something to it that you may not catch the first time. But that something is probably what brought you back to listen— one more time. And then again. And again. It’s

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]]> header-krystall-poppin-paula-deanda Photo by AB Gonzalez. Courtesy of the artist. This Holiday Season, Donate to Organizations Helping Migrants at the Border https://remezcla.com/features/culture/donate-organizations-helping-migrants-border-tejas-made/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 01:07:54 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=295660 The El Paso, Texas and Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua region has been occupied by people for over 10,000 years. The region has endured colonization, wars, industrialization, mass migration and, for the last 172 years, has seen various versions of the US-Mexico border.Although the border there is relatively new, it has been a hot topic since its

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]]> El Paso_Border Wall The El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua border. Las Notis: El Paso Shooting One Year Later, Concerns About the Effects of Distance Learning & More https://remezcla.com/culture/las-notis-news-roundup-august-3/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:45:27 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=283267 Las Notis is a daily news column that gets you up to speed on the political, media + other going ons in Latin America and the diaspora—all in one quick digest.  Here’s your glimpse at what’s going on today.

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]]> Multiple Fatalities In Mass Shooting At Shopping Center In El Paso Flowers and mementos are seen at a makeshift memorial outside Walmart, near the scene of a mass shooting which left at least 20 people dead, on August 4, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images 23rd Victim of El Paso Shooting Passes Away Nine Months After Tragic Incident https://remezcla.com/culture/last-patient-el-paso-shooting-passes-away/ Sun, 26 Apr 2020 22:20:20 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=279418 Nine months after the tragic mass shooting at El Paso, Texas’ Walmart, the rippling effects of the horrendous act of violence are still being felt. Guillermo “Memo” Garcia, the last hospitalized patient from the shooting, passed away on Saturday (April 25). “After a nearly nine-month fight, our hearts are heavy as we report Guillermo “Memo”

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]]> Town Of El Paso Holds Memorial Service For Victims Of Walmart Shooting People attend a community memorial service honoring victims of the mass shooting earlier this month which left 22 people dead and 24 more injured, at Southwest University Park on August 14, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images El Paso Shooting Suspect Charged With Federal Hate Crimes for Attack Targeting Latinos https://remezcla.com/culture/el-paso-shooting-suspect-charged-federal-hate-crimes/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:16:40 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=276336 Patrick Crusius, the white man accused of killing 22 people and injuring about two dozen more in a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas last August, was charged with federal hate crimes. CNN reports that the 21-year-old, who targeted Latinos in the August 3 massacre, has been charged with 90 counts

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]]> El Paso Mourns Victims Of Mass Shooting That Killed 22 And Wounded Dozens People gather at a makeshift memorial honoring victims outside Walmart, near the scene of a mass shooting which left at least 22 people dead, on August 15, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images Across the Country, People Are Making Día de Muertos Ofrendas to Remember El Paso Shooting Victims https://remezcla.com/culture/dia-de-muertos-altars-el-paso-shooting-victims/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:51:42 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=270395 As Día de Muertos nears, Latino communities across the nation are creating altars to remember the 22 people who passed away during the El Paso shooting this summer. From Texas to Chicago to Washington, DC, people are celebrating the lives of those who were fatally shot during the mass attack that took place at a

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]]> 22 Dead And 26 Injured In Mass Shooting At Shopping Center In El Paso A message reads 'El Paso Strong' at a makeshift memorial honoring victims outside Walmart, near the scene of a mass shooting which left at least 22 people dead, on August 6, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images Amor Eterno: How El Paso Is Rebuilding After Tragedy https://remezcla.com/features/culture/amor-eterno-how-el-paso-is-rebuilding-after-tragedy/ Fri, 23 Aug 2019 22:42:34 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?post_type=re_features&p=266409 Saturdays in El Paso are a weekly holiday. A city entrenched in its working-class, majority Latinx roots, people take their weekends seriously. Saturdays provide respite from unforgiving work weeks. People go de compras, visit family and celebrate just because. It’s the perfect day for carne asadas and backyard birthday parties, where the beer and Claude’s

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]]> El Paso Strong_Remezcla11 Attendees pray for the victims of the Walmart shooting at Southwest University Park, where the city of El Paso held the official vigil. Photo by Gabriela Velasquez for Remezcla Edward James Olmos & George Lopez Spent Hours Visiting the El Paso Mass Shooting Victims https://remezcla.com/culture/edward-james-olmos-george-lopez-el-pass-mass-shooting-victims/ Fri, 16 Aug 2019 11:44:48 +0000 https://local.remezcla.com?p=266156 For hours, Edward James Olmos and George Lopez listened to the survivors of the El Paso shooting. On Thursday, the actors headed to the University Medical Center in El Paso and spent time talking to both those hurt when a gunman opened fire at a Wal-Mart and with the families of those who lost someone

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]]> El Paso Mourns Victims Of Mass Shooting That Killed 22 And Wounded Dozens People gather at a makeshift memorial honoring victims outside Walmart, near the scene of a mass shooting which left at least 22 people dead, on August 15, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images