Weapons — El Paso, TX — reported 2026-07-08

SUMMARY

A former U.S. Marine was fatally shot by an Uber driver inside a Walgreens in El Paso after a confrontation over a handicap parking spot.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Weapons
  • Location: El Paso, TX
  • Date reported: 2026-07-08
  • Suspect: male, age 26
  • Victim(s): 1 (former U.S. Marine, Christopher Brandon Steven, 32)
  • Status: arrest/charge

REPORTED DETAILS

  • The shooting occurred on July 2 at a Walgreens pharmacy at 2800 N. Mesa St. in the Kern Place neighborhood of El Paso's West Side.
  • Nicholas Emanuel Wells, 26, was arrested on a murder charge in connection with the death of Christopher Brandon Steven.
  • Wells claimed self-defense, but security camera video showed him shooting Steven three times, including twice as Steven was lying on the floor.
  • Steven had three gunshots to the abdomen and died at University Medical Center of El Paso from his wounds.