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Richard Chavez

Case from Scottsdale, AZ dated May 25, 2019

Victim Details

Richard Chavez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Scottsdale

AZ

2019-05-25

26

Richard

Chavez

07/21/2026

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In the quiet Scottsdale Highlands Apartments, the life of 26-year-old Richard Chavez came to a violent end on May 25, 2019. A Hispanic male, Chavez was a devoted stay-at-home father to his five-year-old son and was engaged to be married to his childhood sweetheart. His family remembers him as a joyful and loving individual, someone who seemed to have no enemies.

The grim discovery was made by his sister, who was returning from a trip. She noticed broken glass outside her brother's apartme ...
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  • KSAZ: Police: Man found shot to death inside Scottsdale apartment
  • KNXV: Police ID man found shot, killed inside Scottsdale apartment
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