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Eli Rodriguez

Case from Tempe, AZ dated Oct 28, 2016

Victim Details

Eli Rodriguez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Tempe

AZ

2016-10-28

44

Eli

Rodriguez

07/14/2026

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In the early morning hours of October 28, 2016, a violent encounter in the small community of Guadalupe, Arizona, near Tempe, claimed the life of 44-year-old Eli Rodriguez, a Hispanic male. The incident unfolded around 8:30 a.m. on Calle Sahuaro, a street that became the scene of a sudden and brutal attack. Rodriguez was with another individual when an unknown person approached them and opened fire.

The sound of gunshots shattered the morning's quiet, leaving two people wounded. First res ...
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  • KNXV: MCSO investigating double shooting in Guadalupe
  • 1 dead, 1 injured in Guadalupe shooting - AZCentral
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