Step.- A 27-year-old man was killed in a car after being shot early Saturday morning in a Northeast El Paso neighborhood.
El Paso Police (EPPD) officers identified the victim as Daniel Antonio Mergil, who had a gunshot wound when he was found in a white 2012 Chevrolet Malibu that crashed into a tree and ended up in a rocky landscape in the front yard. of a house across from North Desert Park.
Mergil died at a hospital after the crashed car was found at 3:11 am Saturday in front of the home in the 5900 block of Ameen Drive, police said. Mergil was a resident of the Northeast.
The death is being investigated by homicide detectives with the Crimes Against Persons Unit. Police officials described the case as the fifth murder of 2023.
Anyone with information can call the police non-emergency line at 915-832-4400 or anonymously call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477 (TIPS).
Ask for support for the funeral
Through a GoFundMe page, Tiffany González, widow of Daniel Antonio, asks for funds to carry out the funeral. According to social media, the Irvin High School graduate was the father of a girl named Mary Faith.
People interested in supporting can make donations at https://gofund.me/c496a844
