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Nicholas Encalade

Death by Force
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On the evening of October 12, 2017, Nicholas Encalade, a 53-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, was visiting Iron Horse Park near Tucson’s Rattlesnake Bridge with an adult woman when what began as a routine outing turned into a fatal encounter. Shortly after 7:30 p.m., two young men approached the pair in the park and demanded their belongings during what police later characterized as a robbery. The victims complied and handed over property, but one of the assailants produced a gun and shot Encalade ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Nicholas Encalade

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    Tucson

    AZ

    2017-10-12

    53

    Nicholas

    Encalade

    12/01/2025

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    Did anyone else catch the detail about the shots fired near the Rattlesnake Bridge? This part of the... ...Read More
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