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Aaron Cruz

Death by Force
Case Description
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Aaron Cruz, 42, a male of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, was found fatally shot before dawn on August 30, 2025, in San Diego's Nestor neighborhood. Officers responding to reports of gunfire around 3:25 to 3:30 a.m. discovered him inside a camping-style trailer at a fenced storage lot in the 2000 block of Sunset Avenue, about a mile and a half north of the Mexican border. A second victim, 64-year-old Richard Hartung, was found dead in a separate trailer at the same property; both men lived in those c ...Read More
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  • Times of San Diego: Man, 24, arrested on charges of killing two in Nestor
  • Times of San Diego: Two men shot, killed in separate trailers in storage yard
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    Victim Details

    Aaron Cruz

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    San Diego

    CA

    2025-08-30

    42

    Aaron

    Cruz

    11/10/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    Has anyone else been following the security camera footage angle on this case? It's interesting how ... ...Read More
    10/27/2025
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    10/21/2025
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