El Paso man faces murder charge in case of body found in Lower Valley canal
El Paso police arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of killing a man found in a Lower Valley canal last week.
Homicide detectives arrested Christopher Jorge Ramirez on a murder charge on Friday afternoon, police officials said Monday.
Ramirez is accused of killing 41-year-old Saul Hernandez, whose body was found on the evening of Aug. 6 floating in a canal near the 100 block of Pendale Road in the Ysleta area.
Police said that detectives with the Crimes Against Persons Unit found that Hernandez had "suspicious" injuries.
Details have not been released on Hernandez's injuries or a possible motive in the homicide.
Ramirez, who resides in the Lower Valley, is being held at the El Paso County Jail in Downtown on a $2 million bond.
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