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David Esequel Avelar

Case from College-park, MD dated Feb 24, 2013

Victim Details

David Esequel Avelar

Male

College-park

MD

2013-02-24

20

David

Esequel Avelar

07/23/2026

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In the early morning hours of February 24, 2013, a night of partying in College Park, Maryland, took a fatal turn for 20-year-old David Esequel Avelar. He was attending a party at a hotel on Baltimore Avenue when a confrontation erupted in the parking lot. A fight broke out between the group Avelar was with and another group that had been at a separate party in the same hotel. In the midst of the altercation, a gunshot rang out, and Avelar was struck.

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  • Avelar, David Esequel, 20,&nbsp;<small>(3.020)</small>
  • Man Dies in College Park Shooting - NBC4 Washington
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