On the early hours of November 1, 2025, Juan Loaiza, a 32-year-old Hispanic man from Ceres, California, joined friends at a Halloween party on the 100 block of A Street in the small community of Empire, just east of Modesto. What began as a late-night gathering in a residential neighborhood turned suddenly violent when gunfire erupted, sending guests running from the home and into the street as the sound of shots tore through the celebration.
Shortly after reports of multiple gunshot vic
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