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Salvador Gomez Medina

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Aug 19, 2021

Victim Details

Salvador Gomez Medina

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Phoenix

AZ

2021-08-19

16

Salvador

Gomez Medina

07/12/2026

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In the pre-dawn hours of a Friday in Phoenix, Arizona, a violent altercation left 16-year-old Salvador Gomez Medina and two other young men dead. The shooting, which occurred on August 20, 2021, near the intersection of 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road, was the tragic culmination of what police believe to be a prearranged 'business transaction' that spiraled into a deadly shootout.

The night's chaos also claimed the lives of 19-year-old Victor Manuel Cruz and 19-year-old Avery Young. A f ...
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  • AZFamily: 2 men, 1 teen boy killed after overnight shootout in west Phoenix
  • KNXV: PD: 3 dead, 1 hurt in shooting near 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road
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    I've been following the news about the tragic shooting in West Phoenix that took the lives of Salvad... ...Read More
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