Jesus Valles, 52, from Eagle Pass, was taken to the emergency room after he accidentally shot himself in the knee.
The Maverick County Sheriff Department responded to the Eidson Road area of the community at approximately 3:30 am on Tuesday April 3rd to respond to the call.

The Maverick County Sheriff Department responded to a call from the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Centers emergency room on Thursday March 15 at approximately 8:43 PM which involved a person with a gunshot wound. Upon arrival deputies made contact with 46 year old Jorge Gabriel Sotello of Eagle Pass

Jose G. Landa
Staff writer

Influenza cases continue to rise across the country with many people including children catching the flu which can sometimes prove to be life threatening.

Jose G. Landa

Staff Writer

The Eagle Pass Police Department reported that a 10-year-old accidentally shot himself with a hunting rifle on Saturday, December 16, at approximately 3:30 p.m.

Law enforcement officials state that the incident occurred on the corner of Main Street and Harold Street where the vehicle the child was in was at a stop light. The child was with his brother and his grandfather in the vehicle when the high powered hunting rifle went off and the boy was shot in the leg. No one else was injured.

Eagle Pass Police Department officials were in the area when they heard the gunshot and responded to the emergency immediately. The Eagle Pass Fire Department Emergency Medical Technicians were quick to follow, and upon making contact with the child began treatment to the wound immediately. 

The child was then transported to the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Centers emergency room, but has to be taken to a San Antonio Hospital due to the severity of the injury. At this point, it is believed that the child could possibly lose his leg due to severity of the injury. 

Niño se dispara accidentalmente

Jose G. Landa

Staff Writer

El Departamento de Policía de Eagle Pass informó que un niño de 10 años se pegó un tiro accidentalmente con un rifle de caza el  pasado sábado aproximadamente a las 3:30 p.m.

Los oficiales de la ley afirman que el incidente ocurrió en la esquina de Main Street y Harold Street, donde el vehículo en el que se encontraba el niño estaba en una luz de freno. 

El niño estaba con su hermano y su abuelo en el vehículo cuando el rifle de caza de alta potencia se disparó y el niño recibió un disparo en la pierna. Nadie más resultó herido.

Los oficiales del Departamento de Policía de Eagle Pass estaban en el área cuando escucharon el disparo y respondieron a la emergencia de inmediato. Los técnicos médicos de emergencias del Departamento de Bomberos de Eagle Pass se apresuraron a seguirlos y, al establecer contacto con el niño, comenzaron inmediatamente el tratamiento de la herida.

Luego, el niño fue transportado a la sala de emergencias de los Centros Médicos Regionales de Fort Duncan, pero debe ser trasladado a un Hospital de San Antonio debido a la gravedad de la lesión. Se cree que el niño podría perder su pierna debido a la gravedad de la lesión.

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