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Carlos Javier Gavilanes

Case from Hialeah, FL dated Jul 26, 2013

Victim Details

Carlos Javier Gavilanes

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Hialeah

FL

2013-07-26

33

Carlos

Javier Gavilanes

07/09/2026

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Carlos Javier Gavilanes, aged 33, tragically lost his life on July 26, 2013, in Hialeah, Florida. He was one of the six victims in a horrific shooting rampage that took place at an apartment complex. Gavilanes was returning home from his son's boxing practice when he was fatally shot by Pedro Vargas, a 42-year-old resident of the same complex. Vargas had set his apartment on fire and then began shooting indiscriminately, killing Gavilanes as he was parking his car. Gavilanes' son witnessed the t ...
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  • 2013 Hialeah shooting - Wikipedia
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