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Francis Manuel Ortega

Case from Pine-lake, GA dated Aug 11, 2005

Victim Details

Francis Manuel Ortega

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Pine-lake

GA

2005-08-11

25

Francis

Manuel Ortega

07/01/2026

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In the quiet community of Pine Lake, Georgia, a routine traffic stop on a summer day escalated into a tragedy that claimed the life of a dedicated police officer. Francis Manuel Ortega, a 25-year-old male, was shot and killed on August 11, 2005, during an altercation with the man he had pulled over. At the time of his death, he was a part-time officer with the Pine Lake Police Department and also served as a full-time officer with the Georgia Department of Human Resources Police.

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    I was thinking about Officer Ortega's partner and how incredibly traumatic this day must have been f... ...Read More
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