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Gabriel Cuen-Butimea

Case from Nogales, AZ dated Jan 30, 2023

Victim Details

Gabriel Cuen-Butimea

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Nogales

AZ

2023-01-30

48

Gabriel

Cuen-Butimea

07/09/2026

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On January 30, 2023, Gabriel Cuen-Butimea, a 48-year-old man from Nogales, Mexico, was shot and killed on a 170-acre cattle ranch near Nogales, Arizona. Cuen-Butimea was with a group of other men, reportedly unarmed, who were crossing the property when the incident occurred. An eyewitness, a Honduran man who was with Cuen-Butimea, testified that they were attempting to seek work in the United States.

The owner of the ranch, 75-year-old George Alan Kelly, was arrested in connection with th ...
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  • Nogales International: Acusan a hombre de Kino Springs por asesinar a mexicano en primer grado
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