Tips lead to arrest of El Paso man suspected in shooting outside Bad Habits bar

Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times
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Tips to Crime Stoppers of El Paso resulted in the arrest of a man suspected in a recent shooting that wounded a car passenger in an East-Central El Paso bar parking lot, officials said.

Ricardo Llamas, 27, of Northeast El Paso, was arrested by the police Gang Unit on Nov. 28 on two counts of aggravated assault following several tips that lead to his identification, Crime Stoppers said.

Ricardo Llamas was arrested on two counts of aggravated assault in connection with a shooting on Nov. 22 in the parking lot of Bad Habits Bar & Grill at 1160 Airway Blvd. in East-Central El Paso
Ricardo Llamas was arrested on two counts of aggravated assault in connection with a shooting on Nov. 22 in the parking lot of Bad Habits Bar & Grill at 1160 Airway Blvd. in East-Central El Paso

A security camera photo of the shooter was publicized in Crime Stoppers' Crime of the Week last week.

The shooting occurred shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 22 outside Bad Habits Bar & Grill in the Airway Plaza retail area at 1160 Airway Blvd.

Police said that Llamas was allegedly involved in a fight with two men inside the bar. The two men exited the bar but then began circling the parking lot in a Camaro.

A security camera image shows a bearded man, later identified as Ricardo Llamas, suspected of shooting a person in a car outside Bad Habits Bar & Grill on Nov. 22.
A security camera image shows a bearded man, later identified as Ricardo Llamas, suspected of shooting a person in a car outside Bad Habits Bar & Grill on Nov. 22.

Llamas allegedly went outside and fired a gun at the car. The passenger suffered two gunshot wounds and was taken to a hospital by the driver of the Camaro, Crime Stoppers said.

Llamas, who according to a detention hearing works at a semitruck mechanic's shop, remained incarcerated Sunday at the El Paso County Jail Downtown under a total bond of $450,000.

Unsolved College Dropout shooting in Cincinnati Entertainment District

El Paso police investigators are asking for the public's help to catch two men who returned with firearms to fire shots after being kicked out of a bar in the Cincinnati Entertainment District in late October.

The violent assault occurred at 1:40 a.m. on Oct. 27 inside the College Dropout bar, 207 Cincinnati Ave., Crime Stoppers said. The unsolved case is the new Crime of the Week.

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A man, who was in a red shirt, was armed with a rifle and a man in a white shirt had a handgun, police said. The man with the rifle fired at least two rounds inside and threatened a bar employee while the other man pistol-whipped a customer.

The men fired more shots outside before leaving in a small, dark-colored SUV with paper license plates.

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The man with the rifle wore a red shirt and bluejeans and was described as Hispanic, 5 feet 10 inches tall, chubby and in his mid-20s. The second suspect was a Hispanic man in his mid-20s with a mole on the left side of his face and a thin build. He wore a white shirt and bluejeans, Crime Stoppers said.

Anyone with information on the College Dropout shooting may anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 915-566-8477 (TIPS) or leave a tip online at crimestoppersofelpaso.org. Tipsters could be eligible for a cash reward if a tip leads to an arrest.

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