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Maria Duarte

Case from Desert-hot-springs, CA dated Apr 12, 2015

Victim Details

Maria Isabel Duarte

Female

Black / African American

Desert-hot-springs

CA

2015-04-12

31

Maria

Duarte

07/16/2026

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Maria Isabel Duarte, aged 31, tragically lost her life on April 12, 2015, in Desert Hot Springs, California. She was found lying face-down on a sidewalk in the area of Palm Drive and Pierson Boulevard shortly before 3 a.m. that day. Duarte had sustained a gunshot wound to her chest and was pronounced dead at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. The investigation into her death revealed that she had a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, Juan Garza, which led detectives to inter ...
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  • Maria Isabel Duarte, age 31 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • Maria Duarte dies Sunday in Desert Hot Springs shooting
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