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Laura Corona Garcia

Case from Bakersfield, CA dated Sep 12, 2018

Victim Details

Laura Corona Garcia

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Bakersfield

CA

2018-09-12

31

Laura

Corona Garcia

07/12/2026

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Laura Corona Garcia, aged 31, tragically lost her life on September 12, 2018, in Bakersfield, California, during a horrific shooting spree. The incident began when Javier Casarez, a 54-year-old man, went on a rampage that resulted in the deaths of five individuals, including Laura and her father, Eliseo Garcia. The sequence of events started at a trucking business where Casarez confronted and killed an employee, Emanuel Contreras, and his own wife, Petra Casarez. Following these initial murders, ...
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  • latimes.com: Love triangle could be motive in Bakersfield shooting rampage, witness says
  • The Bakersfield Californian: Six dead — five victims and suspect — in southeast Bakersfield shooting
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