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Rachel Aboytes

Case from Denver, CO dated Mar 24, 2015

Victim Details

Rachel Aboytes

September 21, 2022

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Denver

CO

2015-03-24

2015-03-24

21

Rachel

Aboytes

07/19/2026


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An aspiring female rapper is gunned down in east Denver
On the evening of March 24, 2015, 21-year-old Rachel Aboytes was fatally shot in Denver, Colorado. The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. near the intersection of East 16th Avenue and North Valentia Street. Aboytes, an aspiring rap artist known by the name 'Baby Smiley,' was with another woman when gunfire erupted. While Aboytes suffered multiple gunshot wounds, the other woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Emergency responders transported Aboytes to a nearby hospital, where she ultim ...
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