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Robert Lee Castaneda

Case from San-marcos, TX dated Oct 16, 2017

Victim Details

Robert Lee Castaneda

Male

Hispanic / Latino

San-marcos

TX

2017-10-16

31

Robert

Lee Castaneda

07/06/2026

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Robert Lee Castaneda, a 31-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed on October 16, 2017, in San Marcos, Texas. He was found facedown and unresponsive in the 2000 block of Hunter Road, near the Twin Lakes Villas apartment complex. Castaneda had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his arm and torso and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The San Marcos Police Department launched an investigation into Castaneda's death, which was the fourth homicide in the city that ...
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  • KSAT: San Marcos police searching for answers after deadly shooting
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