Son arrested for shooting his father, sheriff’s office says

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The El Paso County Sheriff announced Friday the arrest of 21-year-old Jair Navarro.

Navarro is charged with murder after shooting his father, Arturo Navarro, in the Red Sands area on July 4, according to a sheriff’s news release.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit investigated a fight in which shots were fired. During the course of the investigation, it was learned that Jair Navarro shot his father in the head.

Arturo Navarro was taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on July 7.

Jair Navarro was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals’ Lone Star Fugitive Task Force and booked into the El Paso County Detention Center on $750,000 bail.