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Alexander Puentes

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the warm evening of Sunday, July 27, 2025, a church festival at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, turned into a scene of tragedy. Fifteen-year-old Alexander Puentes, affectionately known as 'Chano,' was at the event when an argument broke out with another teenager, also 15 years old. The verbal dispute escalated, and the other boy pulled out a gun, shooting Alexander in the stomach before fleeing the scene.

Emergency services were called, and Alexander was rushed to a ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Alexander Puentes

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    Tulsa

    OK

    2025-07-27

    15

    Alexander

    Puentes

    11/23/2025

    Forum Posts (4)
    I can't stop thinking about Alexander's family and what they must be going through. It’s unimagina... ...Read More
    09/05/2025
    It's truly tragic that a place of community and faith turned into a site of such violence. I've been... ...Read More
    08/25/2025
    I've been following the tragic events surrounding the loss of young Alexander Puentes, and I can't s... ...Read More
    08/23/2025
    I've been thinking a lot about the role of community spaces and how they can turn from places of cel... ...Read More
    08/08/2025
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