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Rafiel Sanz

Case from Freeland, PA dated Dec 02, 2025

Victim Details

Rafiel Sanz

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Freeland

PA

2025-12-02

18

Rafiel

Sanz

07/15/2026

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On December 2, 2025, Rafiel Sanz, an 18-year-old Dominican male from Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was fatally shot during an incident in Freeland, Luzerne County. The violence erupted in the early morning hours outside a business located along Centre Street. During the same altercation, a 15-year-old male was also struck by gunfire, sustaining a wound to the leg. Emergency responders transported Sanz to Lehigh Valley Medical Center in Hazleton, where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced de ...
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  • https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/3368120
  • 28/22 News: Fire destroys home, gunshot victims dropped off at nearby fill site
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