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Cesar Perez

Case from Arlington, TX dated May 03, 2017

Victim Details

Cesar Perez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Arlington

TX

2017-05-03

37

Cesar

Perez

07/13/2026

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Cesar Perez, a 37-year-old male of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost his life on May 3, 2017, in Arlington, TX. He was the manager of Zona Caliente Sports Bar and Grill, where he was shot and killed by a customer named James Jones, 48, who had entered the bar and began yelling incoherently. Perez attempted to calm Jones down before being fatally shot.

In the chaos that followed, another customer at the bar, who was licensed to carry a concealed handgun, shot and killed Jones to prevent ...
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  • Dallas News: 'Hero' stopped mass murder by crazed bar patron who was armed to the teeth, police say | Arlington | Dallas News
  • Two killed in Arlington restaurant shooting identified | 12newsnow.com
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