Mia Molina, 21, a female from El Paso, died on September 24, 2025, after a daytime shooting outside the El Paso Police Department’s headquarters area at 1000 N. Raynor Street in the Five Points neighborhood. At about 1:23 p.m., officers heard multiple shots, rushed to the scene, and found four people with gunshot wounds. All were transported to local hospitals; Mia Molina, 21, and Victoria Whitman, 27, were pronounced dead. A 59-year-old man was critically injured. Investigators determined that the gunman, 28-year-old Uriel Ontiveros, shot the three victims and then fatally shot himself. The Crimes Against Persons unit assumed the case, and police asked anyone with information to contact detectives or Crime Stoppers.
The identification of Mia Molina, 21, was quickly echoed across local media and by community figures who had worked with her in modeling and charitable events. Reporting described how friends and colleagues mourned her as news spread from the scene, noting that she had been preparing for upcoming fashion events in the city. According to KFOX14/CBS4, police identified the shooter as Uriel Ontiveros; a colleague and friend also told the station that Ontiveros was Mia Molina’s boyfriend, as tributes poured in online for both women killed. A follow-up KFOX14 report added that witnesses heard several shots near Montana Avenue and Raynor Street and reiterated that detectives were still seeking tips as the motive remained unclear.
An official city news release the next day confirmed the central facts of the case: the date and time of the shooting, the precise location, the names and ages of those who died, and the initial determination that the offender’s wound was self-inflicted after he shot the victims. No arrests were made because the suspected shooter, identified as Uriel Ontiveros, died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Subsequent obituary and memorial postings for Mia Molina, 21, further confirmed her death on September 24, 2025, and the community’s efforts to honor her life.
