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Jose Luis Valdez

Case from Salinas, CA dated Apr 04, 2016

Victim Details

Jose Luis Valdez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Salinas

CA

2016-04-04

16

Jose

Luis Valdez

07/08/2026

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On the night of April 4, 2016, 16-year-old Jose Luis Valdez was tragically shot and killed in Salinas, California. Valdez had just left a home and was walking to meet friends when he was confronted by at least two gunmen on the 800 block of Garner Avenue. The assailants unleashed a barrage of bullets, striking Valdez as he attempted to flee. The gunfire also hit an apartment building, causing a bullet to graze a 12-year-old boy's hand and another to rupture a water main, flooding an apartment. D ...
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  • The Salinas Californian: Teen killed in latest Salinas homicide
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