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Robert Puentes

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Aug 28, 2022

Victim Details

Robert Puentes

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Phoenix

AZ

2022-08-28

21

Robert

Puentes

07/21/2026

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A young man's life was cut tragically short in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 28, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona. Robert Puentes, a 21-year-old male, was attending a large house party in the vicinity of 2700 E. South Mountain Avenue when violence erupted. Just days after celebrating his twenty-first birthday, he found himself in a chaotic scene that would end his life.

At approximately 2:18 a.m., while Puentes and numerous other partygoers were in the backyard of the residence, mult ...
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  • KNXV: Two dead, another hurt in shooting at house party in south Phoenix
  • https://www.azfamily.com: Two dead, one hurt after shooting at south Phoenix house party, police say
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    I’ve been following the South Mountain case and it's so hard to fathom how something like this cou... ...Read More
    08/29/2024
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    It’s been over a year since we lost Robert and Xavier to that senseless violence ... ...Read More
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    I've been following the case of Robert Puentes and Xavier Martinez, and it's weighing he... ...Read More
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