‘I’m hit!’: Domestic violence call spirals into a violent confrontation with registered nurse as a cop is shot

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A recently released body camera video from the El Paso Police Department shows a deadly shootout between officers and a 35-year-old man, Salvador Valdiviezo, that ended with Valdiviezo’s death and a female officer being shot. The incident happened on the afternoon of June 1 on Passo Via Street in the Upper Valley. Warning: Video and details of deadly shootout below. As reported by TMZ, this all started as a response to a domestic violence call, but quickly turned into a violent confrontation that was recorded on police body cameras. The newly shared video gives a clear look at what happened, showing Valdiviezo holding a handgun and pointing it at officers before around two dozen gunshots were fired. The police department chose to release the video on June 30, saying they wanted to be transparent and keep the community informed. They also noted that the body cameras, which are worn at chest level, do not capture everything an officer might see. This shooting was one of several unusually violent incidents involving El Paso police in June, with two other separate confrontations leaving suspects injured but not dead. All of these cases are still being investigated. Texas Police shootout caught on body camera Salvador Valdiviezo was a registered nurse who worked at Three Crosses Regional Hospital in Las Cruces. He had also served in the U.S. Navy, which was reflected by a silver pickup truck with a Texas “DV” (disabled veteran) license plate seen in the driveway in the body camera footage. The video shows Valdiviezo holding the gun in different positions, sometimes up, sometimes down, and sometimes directly aimed at the officers, while saying things that seemed to dare the officers to shoot. The confrontation lasted less than a minute, with Valdiviezo and the two officers moving around in front of the house and on the street while gunfire continued. The incident began when the two officers arrived at the 6400 block of Passo Via Street after getting a call about an ongoing domestic violence situation. A police spokesperson later confirmed that other people, including children, were inside the home during the shooting. The exact number of shots fired by everyone involved has not been officially released. The body camera footage shows the male and female officers walking toward the home in the middle-class neighborhood at around 3:26 PM, with the video timestamp reading 15:26:27. Before the officers could fully reach the front yard, Valdiviezo came out from near the front door and moved toward the driveway with what appeared to be a gun in his hand. He then pointed the weapon at the officers. The female officer can be heard telling him to raise his hands just as the first gunshots were fired around 15:26:41 in the video. The officers then radioed that shots had been fired. The gunfire continued as Valdiviezo moved into the street, still holding his weapon in different directions, including toward the officers. Both officers fired their guns, positioning themselves near a parked truck and the side of the house. Valdiviezo then moved back toward the driveway, closer to the front door. During this intense moment, the female officer was seen reloading her weapon while her male partner moved behind the truck, keeping Valdiviezo in sight as he stayed in the driveway. Valdiviezo kept appearing to challenge the officers, holding the gun near his head before pointing it again. He was eventually hit and fell to the ground. The released video blurs Valdiviezo’s body, but two bloodstains are visible on his chest and one on his leg. He was taken to a hospital but died from his injuries. The number of times he was shot has not been made public. Right after the shooting stopped, the female officer was heard saying she “I’m hit!” She sat down on the driveway and quickly put a tourniquet on her right leg. She was taken to University Medical Center of El Paso, where she was reported to be in stable condition. It seems like both officers involved in the shooting have about two years of experience with the El Paso Police Department, but their names have not been released.