The el paso county sheriff's office (epso), founded in 1861, handles law enforcement in el paso county, colorado The office is headed by the county sheriff, an elected official. The el paso county jail system is separating certain inmates and placing them in lockdown cells to prevent potential retaliation following the beating death of an inmate on monday at the jail. After his latest arrest on thursday, bejarano remained jailed on sunday under a total bond of $355,000 at the el paso county jail in downtown, according to records. On august 3, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at a walmart store in el paso, texas, united states [14][15] the federal bureau of investigation investigated the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and a hate crime
[16][17] the shooting has been described as the deadliest attack on latinos. An inmate was stabbed in the eye, strangled and beaten to death at an el paso jail because of his alleged ties to the barrio azteca gang, records state.
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