Confirmed El Paso Gang Member Added to Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added 24-year-old Elijah Turner Reyes — a confirmed Bloods gang member — to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. Texas Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $7,500 for information leading to his arrest. All tips are guaranteed to remain anonymous.

Reyes, from El Paso, has been wanted since May 22, 2025, by the El Paso Police Department for murder. Additional warrants were issued on June 16, 2025, in El Paso County after Reyes failed to appear in court on prior charges that include burglary of habitation, possession of a controlled substance, and assaulting a pregnant woman.

In 2019, Reyes was convicted of aggravated robbery and sentenced to five years in prison. He was released from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in January 2024. Reyes is a confirmed member of the Piru (Bloods) street gang.

Reyes is described as 6 feet tall, weighing approximately 150 pounds, with distinctive tattoos including: an “X” below his left eye, the word “Omerta” on his left temple, the letter “P” next to his right eye, lips on the right side of his neck, the number “16” on the right side of his neck, three crosses on his chest, a Glock logo on top of his right hand, the number “387” on his right bicep, and the word “Killa” on his right wrist. He also has additional tattoos on his arms and legs.

Anyone with information about Reyes’s whereabouts is urged to contact Texas Crime Stoppers at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.dps.texas.gov