WESTWAY MAN WITH SHOTGUN BARRICADES HIMSELF / SWAT CALLED OUT / ARREST MADE
3850 Justice El Paso, TX 79938 
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
EMAIL: jtovar@epcounty.com
Website: EPCSO.ORG
Release Date / Time: Sunday, June 6, 2010 7:00 AM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office (UPPER VALLEY PATROL)
EVENT: MAN WITH SHOTGUN BARRICADES HIMSELF / SWAT CALLED OUT / ARREST MADE
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: 800 block of Tiffany Westway, TX
DATE / TIME: Sunday, June 6, 2010 2:15 am
RESULT: Arrest Made / Investigation Continues
WESTWAY, TX- Early Sunday morning 06-06-10 2:15 am, Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 800 block of Tiffany in reference to a possible fight, gun involved. A Sheriff’s Deputy arrived on scene & observed subjects run into a residence located at 805 Tiffany – several individuals outside advised Deputies one of the subjects ran into the home carrying a weapon (shotgun). As responding Deputies arrived on scene, a subject inside the home was seen closing the front door of the residence. Deputies attempted to make contact with the subjects at home but they refused to answer the door. Information received indicated that about 2:00 am, a verbal argument occurred outside of the residence among several individuals. During the argument, a subject pointed the shotgun at a group of people.
Strike team Deputies who were working nearby, along with Patrol Deputies closed off several streets & established a perimeter around the residence. EPCSO SWAT & Crisis Negotiators were summoned to the scene.
At about 5:00am, after several hours of attempted negotiations & no contact being made. EPCSO SWAT entered the residence where they located & took custody a male subject who was found intoxicated on the living room floor. The subject was later identified as the same individual who threatened people with the shotgun. While conducting a protective sweep of the home, a 12 Gauge sawed-off shotgun was found in one of the bedrooms. Further investigation revealed the shotgun was reported stolen in 2007 from an individual in Dona Ana County, New Mexico.
The subject was identified as DENI AARON TORRES (20) of the 700 block of Southwood. TORRES is a friend of individuals who reside at the Tiffany address.
He was arrested and is pending booking on the following charges: AGGRAVATED ASSAULT W/ DEADLY WEAPON / PROHIBITED WEAPON / THEFT (STOLEN SHOT GUN).
PHOTO OF SUBJECT FROM A PREVIOUS ARREST
DENI AARON TORRES (20)
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
NO OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
END OF NEWS RELEASE
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.