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Joshua Jerone Josh Palacios-Thomas

Case from Bethel, AK dated Feb 19, 1997

Victim Details

Joshua Palacios-Thomas

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Bethel

AK

1997-02-19

15

Joshua

Jerone Josh Palacios-Thomas

Yes

07/19/2026

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Hispanic / Latino male, age 15, Joshua Palacios-Thomas was a sophomore in Bethel, Alaska, when the morning of February 19, 1997, began like any other at Bethel Regional High School. Minutes before classes, a 16-year-old classmate, Evan Ramsey, arrived with a 12-gauge shotgun hidden under his jacket and walked into the student commons where Joshua sat with friends. Ramsey raised the shotgun and fired into Joshua's abdomen. Two nearby students were also wounded by the blast. Joshua was rushed out ...
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