In a recent crackdown on violent crime, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of a suspect in a homicide case dating back to March this year, as reported in a social media post by El Paso County Sheriff Oscar Ugarte. The post laid out the details of the crime, which took place in the small town of Fabens, Texas, where 26-year-old Aaron Villa was fatally shot on March 20 and died later at a local hospital.
Arriving on the scene in the early morning hours after receiving reports of gunfire and aggravated assault, deputies located Villa with multiple gunshot wounds. Their immediate efforts to save his life were ultimately in vain as he succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. The announcement notes that Angel Lozano, age 23, was identified as the suspect thanks to collaborative investigative efforts including the Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit and the Texas Rangers, he was then arrested on Monday, by the U.S. Marshals Service's Colorado Violent Offender Task Force and is currently being held at the Weld County Jail in Greeley, Colorado, pending extradition.
Lozano faces impending charges for the murder of Villa, an incident that has shaken the tight-knit community of Fabens. El Paso County Sheriff Oscar Ugarte expressed his condolences to Villa's family and emphasized the dedicated cross-agency work that led to the suspect's arrest, saying, “This arrest is the result of tireless investigative work and the strong partnerships we maintain with our state and federal law enforcement counterparts.”
