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Gerardo Cruz Cortez

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Aug 17, 2025

Victim Details

Gerardo Cruz Cortez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Atlanta

GA

2025-08-17

36

Gerardo

Cruz Cortez

07/29/2026

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In the early hours of a Sunday morning, on August 17, 2025, the life of 36-year-old Hispanic male Gerardo Cruz Cortez was tragically cut short in a violent encounter within a Brookhaven apartment. The incident unfolded at the Carmel Creek apartment complex situated on Buford Highway, a bustling thoroughfare just northeast of Atlanta. It was here, amidst what began as a social gathering, that a fatal argument would erupt.

Gerardo Cruz Cortez was with a man identified as 31-year-old Jose Ca ...
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  • 11Alive.com: Subject of manhunt after person was found shot and killed at Brookhaven apartment complex arrested
  • WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta: Police ID suspect after man found shot to death inside Brookhaven apartment
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