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Cortez CJ Mason Jr.

Case from Colorado Springs, CO dated Apr 26, 2026

Victim Details

Cortez CJ Mason, Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Colorado Springs

CO

2026-04-26

19

Cortez

CJ Mason Jr.

07/13/2026

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In the early moments of a Sunday morning, just thirty minutes past midnight on April 26, 2026, the life of 19-year-old Cortez "CJ" Mason Jr. was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The young man, who was on his way home from only his second day of work at a local fast-food restaurant, found himself caught in the crossfire of a shooting that erupted in a large parking lot off of Powers Boulevard. He was, by all accounts, an innocent bystander in a si ...
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  • https://www.kktv.com: ‘I thought I would die first’: Mother mourning teen son killed in Colorado Springs shooting
  • https://www.kktv.com: 2 injured, 1 dead in overnight shooting in north Colorado Springs

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