Angel Salazar, 19, was shot and killed late on the night of May 23, 2025, in far East El Paso. Police responded shortly after 11 p.m. to reports of gunfire near the 1700 block of Dana Michelle and found Salazar wounded in the street on the 12400 block of Flora Alba; he died after being rushed to hospital. Investigators say Salazar had met at least one person inside a vehicle minutes before the shooting, but the purpose of that brief meeting is unknown.

The Crimes Against Persons Unit is treating the death as a homicide and canvassed the neighborhood southeast of Montwood Drive and Loop 375. Authorities released Salazar’s name and asked the public for tips; no arrests have been announced and no suspects publicly identified. If anyone was in the area that night or knows why Salazar might have met someone in that car, please share information with police or Crime Stoppers.