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Juan Pablo Salas, 58, was shot and killed during a home invasion at his Northeast El Paso residence on Signal Peak Place on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2018. His 24-year-old son Jonathan Salas was also shot and later died at a hospital; Juan’s wife Lorenza Salas suffered life-threatening gunshot injuries and was hospitalized.

Police say the suspect, 38-year-old Jason Aaron Gibson of Mesa, Arizona, began a violent crime spree that day in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where he allegedly beat and injured an 86-year-old man during a home invasion and then forced another person to drive him to El Paso. Gibson allegedly chose the Salas home at random, shot the three family members, and fled in Juan Salas’ car. He was later arrested in Daytona Beach, Florida, after a police car chase and charged in both El Paso and Las Cruces.

The Salas family were active members of Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church; funerals for Juan Pablo and Jonathan were held there. Does anyone have information about the Salas family or the Thanksgiving Day shootings that could help fill gaps in the timeline?