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Jose Gabriel Madrigal Vargas

Case from Desert-hot-springs, CA dated Mar 29, 2017

Victim Details

Jose Gabriel Madrigal Vargas

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Desert-hot-springs

CA

2017-03-29

23

Jose

Gabriel Madrigal Vargas

07/17/2026

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Jose Gabriel Madrigal Vargas, a 23-year-old resident of Cathedral City, California, was tragically killed on March 29, 2017, in Desert Hot Springs. The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. when officers responded to multiple calls of shots fired. Upon arrival, they followed a blood trail to a house on the 66100 block of Sixth Street, where Vargas' body was discovered. This location was just a few houses away from where the body of Freddy Morales, a friend of the suspect, had been found two days ea ...
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  • Desert Sun: Police: 1 hurt in Desert Hot Springs shooting
  • Desert Hot Springs Man Convicted in Retaliation Killing
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