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Maria Cortez

Case from Fort Worth, TX dated Apr 24, 2016

Victim Details

Maria Cortez

March 28, 2022

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Fort Worth

TX

2016-04-24

54

Maria

Cortez

No

07/21/2026

1


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Maria Cortez, a 54-year-old woman from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost her life on April 24, 2016. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 1:30 a.m., when an unidentified individual in a vehicle opened fire on Cortez's house located on West Loraine Street in Fort Worth.

Cortez sustained major injuries from gunshot wounds during the attack. She was rushed to John Peter Smith Hospital, where she was unfortunately pronounced dead. The Tarrant County medical exami ...
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    It's just so unsettling to think about the fact that Maria Cortez was killed in what seems like a ra... ...Read More
    12/30/2023
    It's really distressing thinking about the impact this senseless violence has had on Maria's family,... ...Read More
    11/26/2023
    Has anyone else been thinking about the timing of the shooting? I read that the attack happened at a... ...Read More
    10/28/2023
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