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Raul Romero

Case from Phoenix, AZ dated Aug 16, 2015

Victim Details

Raul Romero

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Phoenix

AZ

2015-08-16

61

Raul

Romero

Yes

07/14/2026

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On a summer day in Phoenix, Arizona, tragedy struck the life of 61-year-old Raul Romero, a man whose death would later be linked to a series of violent acts that instilled fear in the community. On August 16, 2015, Romero was fatally shot, a victim of gun violence that appeared at the time to be an isolated incident. The initial investigation into his death would lay the groundwork for a much larger and more complex case that would unravel over the following year.

For months, Romero's cas ...
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