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On the night of July 19, 2014, an unimaginable tragedy unfolded in Keith Weiss Park, a quiet space in northeast Houston that should have been a place of peace and safety. Instead, it became the site of a heartbreaking loss when 18-year-old Martin Ortiz Jr., a young Hispanic male with his whole future ahead of him, was found fatally shot near a swing set. What should have been a typical summer night for a teenager turned into a devastating event that left a family mourning, a community shaken, an ...Read More
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Martin Ortiz
March 28, 2022
Male
Hispanic / Latino
Houston
TX
2014-07-21
18
Martin
Ortiz
11/27/2025
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I recently came across the case of Martin Ortiz Jr., and it's been weighing heavily on my mind. An 1... ...Read More
11/30/2024
11/30/2024
I’ve been following the Martin Ortiz Jr. case, and something that continues to puzzle me is the la... ...Read More
10/23/2024
10/23/2024
I came across something in the Martin Ortiz Jr. case that's been really sticking with me. It just da... ...Read More
04/15/2023
04/15/2023
