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Jose Hernandez Pena

Case from Aurora, CO dated Oct 01, 2023

Victim Details

Jose Hernandez Pena

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Aurora

CO

2023-10-01

23

Jose

Hernandez Pena

06/29/2026

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In the early morning hours of October 1, 2023, the quiet of an Aurora, Colorado apartment complex was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 23-year-old Jose Hernandez Pena. A Hispanic male, Pena was discovered slumped in the driver's seat of his blue 2006 Volkswagen Jetta in a parking lot within the Lyn Knoll neighborhood, located in the 500 block of Potomac Street. The driver's side window of his vehicle was riddled with multiple bullet holes, a grim testament to the violence ...
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  • KUSA.com: 23-year-old man shot to death in car in Aurora
  • Denver 7 Colorado News (KMGH): Man found shot to death in vehicle in Aurora
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