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Gavin Wadzinski

Case from Mesa, AZ dated Apr 21, 2024

Victim Details

Gavin Wadzinski

Male

White / Caucasian

Mesa

AZ

2024-04-21

Yes

2,000

23

Gavin

Wadzinski

06/21/2026

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In the early hours of April 21, 2024, the quiet of a Mesa, Arizona neighborhood was broken by the discovery of a young man's body. Twenty-three-year-old Gavin Wadzinski was found with a gunshot wound on a sidewalk near Teton Circle and Recker Road. Mesa police responded to a 911 call around 1 a.m. about a man down and unresponsive. Upon arrival, officers confirmed the man, Wadzinski, was deceased at the scene. The incident was immediately treated as a homicide.

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  • https://www.azfamily.com: Homicide investigation underway after man found dead in Mesa
  • Man dead after being shot near Recker and Thomas roads in Mesa early Sunday morning
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