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Durham Police Department homicide investigators are asking for information about the 2016 murder of Cesar Yanez-Ortiz in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 3800 block of Guess Road.
Yanez-Ortiz, who was 24 years old when he died, had just returned home from grocery shopping shortly after 11 p.m. on November 29, 2016. As he and his family were unloading groceries, a black male wearing a white hoodie and blue jeans approached him. The male shot Yanez-Ortiz twice in front of his fami ...Read More
Durham Police Department homicide investigators are asking for information about the 2016 murder of Cesar Yanez-Ortiz in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 3800 block of Guess Road.
Yanez-Ortiz, who was 24 years old when he died, had just returned home from grocery shopping shortly after 11 p.m. on November 29, 2016. As he and his family were unloading groceries, a black male wearing a white hoodie and blue jeans approached him. The male shot Yanez-Ortiz twice in front of his fami ...Read More
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Cesar Yanez-Ortiz
December 23, 2022
Male
Durham
NC
2016-11-29
24
Cesar
Yanez-Ortiz
11/17/2025
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Has anyone else noticed the significant details about the suspect’s clothing? The description ment... ...Read More
04/10/2024
04/10/2024
It's been seven years since Cesar Yanez-Ortiz was taken from his family in such a senseless act of v... ...Read More
01/13/2023
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