In the spring of 2014, a quiet Sunday evening in Phoenix was shattered by gunfire that ended the life of a 27-year-old Hispanic man. The victim was identified as Juan Cortez, though some accounts also referred to him as Juan Ortiz Canales. The incident unfolded on April 27th, near the intersection of Pierce and 16th streets, an area not far from the city's downtown core.
Around 5:30 p.m., Phoenix police officers responded to calls of a shooting and discovered the young man lying on the gr
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