Teen shot during violent home invasion at West El Paso apartment

An 18-year-old man was wounded in a shooting during a home invasion involving two men wearing hoods and ski masks at a West Side apartment earlier this month.

El Paso police detectives are asking for the public's help in solving the violent residential robbery, which occurred at 9:37 p.m. on Sunday, July 14, at the Tuscany at Mesa Hills apartments at at 415 S. Mesa Hills Drive.

The case is Crime Stoppers of El Paso's Crime of the Week.

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The masked men walked up a flight of stairs, forced their way into an apartment and used a gun to threaten a young man residing in the apartment, Crime Stoppers said.

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The home invaders beat the young man, shot him and fled after stealing several undisclosed items from the apartment, police said. A detailed description of the robbers wasn't released, except that the one who had the gun was about 5 feet 7 inches tall.

Anyone with information regarding the home invasion may anonymously call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477 (TIPS) or leave a tip online at cselpaso.org . Tipsters could be eligible for a cash reward if a tip leads to an arrest.

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