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Cristopher E. Garcia-Portillo

Case from Atlanta, GA dated May 02, 2024

Victim Details

Cristopher E. Garcia-Portillo

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2024-05-02

13

Cristopher

E. Garcia-Portillo

Yes

07/13/2026

Case Description

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In the late afternoon of May 2, 2024, a tragedy unfolded in Brookhaven, Georgia, that cut short the life of 13-year-old Cristopher Emanuel Garcia-Portillo. Known to his loved ones as 'Tito Juan,' the young male was in the 3500 block of Buford Highway at around 5:30 p.m. when an altercation took a fatal turn. A confrontation between Cristopher and another youth escalated, resulting in gunfire.

Officers from the Brookhaven Police Department arrived at the scene to find Cristopher with a gun ...
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  • 11Alive.com: Juvenile shot and killed in Brookhaven, another juvenile arrested in connection to incident
  • 13-year-old shot and killed in Brookhaven, police say

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