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The Fort Bliss shooting occurred on January 6, 2015, when Jerry Serrato, a 48-year-old U.S. Army veteran, fatally shot Dr. Timothy Fjordbak, a psychologist, at the Veteran's Affairs clinic located on the grounds of William Beaumont Army Medical Center of Fort Bliss, Texas. No further casualties were reported during the shooting.
On August 3, 2019, 23 citizens of 3 countries —The United States of America, Mexico, and Germany— were gunned down in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. In solidarity with El Paso, the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence, Fort Bliss, presented a memorial memento to Walmart consisting of 23 chips each inscribed with the three ...
El Paso (/ ɛ l ˈ p æ s oʊ /; Spanish: [el ˈpaso]; lit. ' the route ' or ' the pass ') is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States.The 2020 population of the city from the U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, [5] making it the 22nd-most populous city in the U.S., the most populous city in West Texas, and the sixth-most populous city in Texas. [8]
John Horton Slaughter with his shotgun Incorrectly identified as "Terry's Texas Rangers" in fact these were cowboys of John H. Slaughter; see [1]. John Horton Slaughter (October 2, 1841 – February 16, 1922), also known as Texas John Slaughter, was an American lawman, cowboy, poker player and rancher in the Southwestern United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The following is a list of people who have served as mayors of the city of El Paso in the U.S state of Texas. The first mayor of El Paso, Benjamin Shacklett Dowell. Mayor of El Paso
Jerry E. Patterson (born 1946), Texas Land Commissioner; former state senator, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014; Thomas Pauken (born 1944), Texas Republican chairman, 1994–1997, lawyer and political commentator; Gilbert Peña (born 1949), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Pasadena
Jack Vowell, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1981 to 1995; construction company president in El Paso; Richard C. White, member of the United States House of Representatives, WWII veteran, Marine; Myra Carroll Winkler (1880-1963), first woman to hold elected office in El Paso County. [8] [9]
John Henry Selman was born in Madison County, Arkansas.He was the son of Jeremiah Selman. The Selman family moved to Grayson County, Texas, in 1858. [citation needed]After his father's death on December 16, 1861, Selman joined the 22nd Texas Cavalry and served during the Civil War.