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21-Year-Old Taken Into Custody After SWAT Standoff in El Paso’s Lower Valley

Detectives are reviewing an earlier incident reported at the same address.

Overview

  • Police responded around 9:45 p.m. Monday to 815 Burgundy in the Western Burgundy apartment complex after reports of a man with a weapon.
  • The subject barricaded himself inside the residence when officers arrived, prompting a SWAT deployment.
  • El Paso Police’s SWAT Team took the 21-year-old into custody, according to Detective Judy Oviedo.
  • Investigators said they are also looking into a prior incident at the same location, with no additional details released.
  • Police reported that roads in the area reopened shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday and the case remains under investigation.