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Francisco Jesus Cuenca Bernal

Case from West Valley City, UT dated Mar 03, 2023

Victim Details

Francisco Jesus Cuenca Bernal

Male

Hispanic / Latino

West Valley City

UT

2023-03-03

15

Francisco

Jesus Cuenca Bernal

06/22/2026

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In the early morning hours of Friday, March 3, 2023, the life of 15-year-old Francisco Jesus Cuenca Bernal was tragically cut short in West Valley City, Utah. The Hispanic male teenager was discovered inside a crashed vehicle, the victim of multiple gunshot wounds. Authorities were initially called to the scene of the car crash, but the investigation quickly turned into a homicide upon finding Francisco.

His family, plunged into sudden and profound grief, identified him as the young man i ...
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