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Jose Cordova Torres

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Aug 17, 2022

Victim Details

Jose Cordova Torres

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Phoenix

AZ

2022-08-17

16

Jose

Cordova Torres

Yes

07/06/2026

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In the early morning hours of August 17, 2022, a sense of unease settled over a Phoenix neighborhood as police responded to a call of a person lying in the roadway near the I-17 Freeway and Northern Avenue. Arriving at the scene, officers discovered a young man on the ground with apparent gunshot wounds. He was rushed to a local hospital, but tragically, the 16-year-old male, later identified as Jose Cordova Torres, succumbed to his injuries.

As the investigation into the young man's deat ...
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  • KNXV: Teen boy killed near 27th and Northern avenues
  • Jose Cordova Torres dead, 2 injured in Phoenix shooting - AZCentral
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