Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Edwin Leonardo Solis

Name: Edwin Leonardo Solis
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 01/29/2020
Location: 400 West Paisano Drive
El Paso, Texas, 79901
County: El Paso
Agency: U.S. Border Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A drunk driver, Daniel Humberto Castillo, allegedly picked up some undocumented immigrants after they allegedly crossed into the U.S. illegally. The suspected smuggler was speeding to evade the Border Patrol and crashed because he was driving too fast, killing Edwin Solis.
Unique ID: 27617

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