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Martin Ortiz

Case from Houston, TX dated Jul 21, 2014

Victim Details

Martin Ortiz

March 28, 2022

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Houston

TX

2014-07-21

18

Martin

Ortiz

07/05/2026


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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 ...
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  • Police: Teen shot, killed in Keith Weiss Park - Click2Houston
  • Teen shot, killed at park in north Houston | khou.com
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