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Brendan Blaze Valenzuela

Case from Buckeye, AZ dated Jan 22, 2023

Victim Details

Brendan Blaze Valenzuela

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Buckeye

AZ

2023-01-22

15

Brendan

Blaze Valenzuela

Yes

07/11/2026

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In the early morning hours of January 22, 2023, the life of 15-year-old Brendan Blaze Valenzuela, a Hispanic male, was cut tragically short in Buckeye, Arizona. Brendan was with a group of people in the Westpark community when an altercation broke out. The dispute escalated, and a male suspect produced a handgun, shooting the teenager.

Following the shooting, the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle. Another individual at the scene drove Brendan to a different location near Crown King Road ...
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  • The Arizona Republic: Second suspect arrested in murder of 15-year-old in Buckeye
  • 12news.com: 2 arrests made in deadly shooting of 15-year-old in Buckeye
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    Has anyone else found themselves thinking about the impact this tragedy has had on Brendan's close f... ...Read More
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    Does anyone else feel torn about these young lives slipping into such darkness? Brendan was just a k... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been thinking about Brendan's friends during all this? I can't begin to imagine the ... ...Read More
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