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Marlen Hernandez

Case from Tempe, AZ dated Jul 25, 2016

Victim Details

Marlen Hernandez

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Tempe

AZ

2016-07-25

16

Marlen

Hernandez

Yes

06/22/2026

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In the summer of 2016, a promising young life was tragically cut short in Tempe, Arizona. Sixteen-year-old Marlen Hernandez, a female, died on July 25, 2016, from a gunshot wound to the head. The devastating incident was not the result of a random act of violence but an accidental shooting that occurred within her own family circle.

The person responsible for the fatal shot was identified as Marlen's brother-in-law. In the aftermath of the shooting, Tempe police took the brother-in-law in ...
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