Jesus Oropeza

Death by Force

Hispanic/Latino male Jesus Isauro Oropeza, 17, stepped outside his Government Hill home in Anchorage just after midnight on January 21, 2017, answering a call from boys he knew. A surveillance camera in the neighborhood recorded what followed: two young men confronted the 17-year-old in the street, forced him to the ground, rifled through his clothing, and then shot him in the back as he lay on his stomach. He died there in the cold dark, a teenager whose winter night had begun with a phone call ...Read More

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