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Otniel Alvarez

Case from Lakeland, FL dated Apr 27, 2018

Victim Details

Otniel Alvarez

Male

Lakeland

FL

2018-04-27

47

Otniel

Alvarez

06/29/2026

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Otniel Alvarez, a 47-year-old resident of Lakeland, Florida, was fatally shot on April 27, 2018. The incident occurred around 2:24 p.m. at an apartment complex on Unitah Avenue. When police arrived at the scene, they found Alvarez lying on the ground in front of his apartment building with a gunshot wound to the lower right side of his abdomen. Despite immediate life-saving measures and emergency surgery at Lakeland Regional Health, Alvarez was pronounced dead at 5:35 p.m.

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  • WFLA: Man shot, killed in Lakeland after he tried to head-butt vehicle, police said
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