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Cesar Yanez-Ortiz

Case from Durham, NC dated Nov 29, 2016

Victim Details

Cesar Yanez-Ortiz

December 23, 2022

Male

Durham

NC

2016-11-29

24

Cesar

Yanez-Ortiz

07/03/2026


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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 ...
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    Has anyone else noticed the significant details about the suspect’s clothing? The description ment... ...Read More
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    It's been seven years since Cesar Yanez-Ortiz was taken from his family in such a senseless act of v... ...Read More
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