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Francisco Montez

Case from Corcoran, CA dated Jul 10, 2025

Victim Details

Francisco Montez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Corcoran

CA

2025-07-10

19

Francisco

Montez

06/21/2026

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Francisco Montez, 19, male, Hispanic/Latino, died after a burst of gunfire spilled into a late-night scene on Dairy Avenue in Corcoran, California, just after midnight on July 10, 2025. Police and paramedics converged on the 1600 block near a small row of businesses where a car had slammed into a parked SUV by a food truck moments after shots were fired. Inside the crashed vehicle, officers found 30-year-old Joshua Morton with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim, ...
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  • https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/crime/juvenile-woman-arrested-in-corcoran-shooting/
  • ABC30 Fresno: 2 men shot and killed in Corcoran identified
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    Hey everyone,
    I've been reading up on the tragic events on Dairy Avenue and I'm struck by how eve... ...Read More
    09/25/2025
    Hey everyone,
    I've been following the case out of Corcoran, and am just so moved by how unfairly ... ...Read More
    09/15/2025
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    09/03/2025
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