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Cedric DeShawn Cruz

Case from San-diego, CA dated Jun 27, 2023

Victim Details

Cedric DeShawn Cruz

Male

Black / African American

San-diego

CA

2023-06-27

35

Cedric

DeShawn Cruz

07/04/2026

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On June 27, 2023, at approximately 11:04 a.m., 35-year-old Cedric DeShawn Cruz was fatally shot in front of a residence on the 3200 block of 40th Street in San Diego's City Heights neighborhood. Witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots and observed a bystander administering CPR to Cruz before emergency responders arrived. Despite being transported to a local hospital, Cruz succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 11:37 a.m.

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  • Times of San Diego: Suspect Michael Hall, 20, Arrested in Fatal City Heights Shooting of Cedrick Cruz, 35
  • San Diego Union-Tribune: Man, 35, fatally shot in front of City Heights home
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