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Junior Vasquez-Mendez

Death by Force
Case Description
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On the night of June 23, 2024, at approximately 11:34 p.m., Atlanta police responded to a distress call in the 3800 block of Old Gordon Road NW, near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Upon arrival, officers discovered 21-year-old Junior Vasquez-Mendez and 21-year-old Jose A. Ozuna with apparent gunshot wounds. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel.

Investigators believe the incident may have stemmed from an ongoing conflict between the victims and an unidentified i ...Read More
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  • 2 men gunned down in driveway of northwest Atlanta home, police say
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    Victim Details

    Junior Vasquez-Mendez

    Male

    Black / African American

    Atlanta

    GA

    2024-06-23

    21

    Junior

    Vasquez-Mendez

    11/14/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    I was reading about the tragic deaths of Junior Vasquez-Mendez and Jose A. Ozuna and was struck by h... ...Read More
    09/06/2024
    I’ve been thinking a lot about the white sedan witnesses saw leaving the scene of the tragedy on O... ...Read More
    06/25/2024
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