Three deputies responded at about 12:45 p.m. to a verbal disturbance call at a home. An unidentified man, 20, approached deputies with a shotgun inside the home, and they shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Christopher Michael Alderete
Agency Responsible: El Paso County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: April 11, 2019
County: El Paso
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: undetermined
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4644
Geography: Suburban