Atravius Theodis Burkes, 26, was killed on September 15, 2021, in northeast El Paso in the 8900 block of Robert Drive. According to court documents, the confrontation began after Burkes confronted 28-year-old Eduardo David Blanco about Blanco’s dog urinating on the property of Burkes’ girlfriend. Reports say Blanco retaliated by urinating on Burkes’ house, then pointed an AK-47 at Burkes while Burkes had a handgun. Blanco shot Burkes multiple times; detectives reportedly found evidence suggesting Blanco initiated the violence.

Blanco was arrested and charged with murder and held on a $750,000 bond. Authorities also discovered an outstanding warrant for Blanco for a prior family violence incident earlier that year. The case raises questions about how a neighborhood dispute escalated into deadly force and about the sequence of actions each person took during the altercation.

Did anyone in the area witness the confrontation or the events on Robert Drive that night?