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Aaliyah Cortez

Case from Denver, CO dated Jan 11, 2023

Victim Details

Aaliyah Cortez

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Denver

CO

2023-01-11

16

Aaliyah

Cortez

Yes

07/11/2026

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In the winter of 2023, the life of 16-year-old Aaliyah Cortez was tragically cut short in Denver's Montbello neighborhood. On the evening of January 11th, Aaliyah and her older sister, Jennifer Granados-Cortez, arranged to sell THC vape pens to someone they had connected with on Snapchat. When they arrived at the agreed-upon location on North Atchison Way, two individuals approached their car.

One of the individuals, later identified as 17-year-old Brandon Sandoval, brandished a gun and p ...
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  • Denver 7 Colorado News: Juvenile arrested after teen girl shot, killed in Denver's Montbello neighborhood
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    I've been following Aaliyah's case closely, and it's hard to wrap my head around the impact it's had... ...Read More
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