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José Flores Velazquez

Case from Florence---firestone, CA dated Aug 14, 2019

Victim Details

José Flores Velazquez

Male

Florence---firestone

CA

2019-08-14

24

José

Flores Velazquez

06/22/2026

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José Flores Velazquez, a 24-year-old doctoral student in astrophysics at UC Irvine, was tragically killed on August 14, 2019, in the Florence-Firestone area of South Los Angeles. He had returned to his old neighborhood to visit family and deliver a baby shower gift to his childhood friend, Alfredo Antonio Carrera. The two friends were standing in Carrera's driveway when a dark-colored sedan approached, and someone inside began shooting. Flores Velazquez was struck by gunfire and pronounced dead ...
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  • homicide.latimes.com: Jose Antonio Flores Velazquez, 24 - The Homicide Report
  • KTLA: 2 Childhood Friends Killed in South L.A.-Area Shooting ID’d as UC Irvine PhD Student, Father-to-Be
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    I'm struggling to wrap my head around the senselessness of José and Alfredo's deaths. I've been foc... ...Read More
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