El Paso, Texas – A tragic incident unfolded as an argument between a couple escalated, resulting in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Kimberly Alaniss Segovia at an apartment complex in the city’s far East Side. The suspect, 24-year-old Gabriel Samuel Arnold, was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force after an El Paso police investigation into the shooting.
According to court documents, Arnold allegedly confessed to a friend that he shot his girlfriend 16 times with a 9 mm handgun, expressing a desire to avoid spending the rest of his life in jail. He is currently held on a $1 million bond at the El Paso County Jail Downtown with no listed lawyer.
The incident occurred while Arnold was out on bond for a DWI charge and a burglary case from the previous year. Detectives were able to piece together a timeline of Arnold’s movements leading up to and following Segovia’s shooting at the Tres Palmas Apartments on Rich Beem Blvd.
Security camera footage showed the couple arriving at a bar on the East Side, where witnesses reported seeing Arnold visibly upset and yelling at Segovia. The argument continued as they left the bar and stopped at a Circle K gas station, where Arnold’s behavior raised concern among customers who witnessed the altercation.
The altercation escalated, leading to Segovia’s tragic death just minutes after leaving the gas station. Detectives found Segovia with multiple gunshot wounds at the apartments, with her missing cellphone and car later recovered. Arnold was eventually apprehended with the help of law enforcement agencies and remains in custody.
Further investigation revealed that Arnold was allegedly in possession of a handgun, a pink wallet, and a woman’s New Mexico driver’s license. Witness testimonies and evidence collected corroborated the events leading up to the shooting. The case serves as a tragic reminder of the devastating consequences of domestic disputes escalating to violence.
As the community mourns the loss of Kimberly Alaniss Segovia, authorities continue to unravel the details surrounding her untimely death, striving for justice in the face of such a senseless tragedy.