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Jerry Carter

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Jun 03, 2023

Victim Details

Jerry Carter

Male

Black / African American

Phoenix

AZ

2023-06-03

65

Jerry

Carter

litigation

07/08/2026

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In the early morning hours of June 3, 2023, the life of 65-year-old Jerry Carter, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in a burst of gunfire at a bus stop in a north Phoenix neighborhood near 29th Avenue and Bell Road. Another individual, 55-year-old Jessica Lynn Velasquez, was also killed in the incident, while a third person sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The sudden violence shattered the pre-dawn quiet, leaving a community in shock and two families to grapple with ...
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  • https://www.azfamily.com: Man arrested after shooting at a north Phoenix bus stop leaves 2 dead
  • Two dead, another hurt after shooting near I-17 and Bell Road
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about the impact this tragedy in Phoenix must have had on Jessica Velasqu... ...Read More
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    I can't stop thinking about the impact of losing someone like Jerry Carter in this senseless act of ... ...Read More
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