This week’s crime of the week is asking for the public’s help in solving the murder of a well-known restaurant owner, who was found shot to death inside his West El Paso home on Labor Day.
According to Crime Stoppers, officers responded to a 911 call around 9:40 a.m. Monday, Sept. 7, after a man was found dead at a home in the 4900 block of Vista Grande.
Detectives with the El Paso Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit identified the victim as 57-year-old Mario Cuevas.
Investigators determined Cuevas had been shot and that his death was a homicide, according to Crime Stoppers.
Cuevas was a longtime El Paso resident and the owner of an Italian restaurant.
Investigators believe someone may have information that could help identify those responsible for his death.
Anyone with information about the murder is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 566-8477 (TIPS).
Tips can be submitted anonymously, and individuals whose information leads to an arrest may qualify for a cash reward.
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Source: kfoxtv.com
