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Benjamin Ryan Castaneda

Case from Whittier, CA dated Jun 02, 2025

Victim Details

Benjamin Ryan Castaneda

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Whittier

CA

2025-06-02

Yes

$20,000

27

Benjamin

Ryan Castaneda

06/28/2026

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Benjamin Ryan Castaneda, 27, a male Latino from Whittier, stepped out just before midnight on June 2, 2025, and set off in his silver Acura, only a short distance from home in the unincorporated West Whittier–Los Nietos neighborhood. Along the 8100 block of Broadway Avenue, a champagne- or gold-colored four-door sedan pulled alongside his driver's side. Words or signals may have been exchanged, but what is certain is that gunfire erupted into Benjamin Ryan Castaneda, 27, male, as the cars came ...
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