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Cesar Lopez

Case from Ponca City, OK dated Apr 09, 2023

Victim Details

Cesar Lopez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Ponca City

OK

2023-04-09

23

Cesar

Lopez

Accidental

06/29/2026

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In the quiet city of Ponca City, Oklahoma, a young man's life was unexpectedly cut short on a Sunday near the Hunan's parking lot. Twenty-three-year-old Cesar Lopez was a passenger in a vehicle when a day that likely started with ordinary plans turned tragic. As he was handling a loaded firearm inside the moving car, the weapon unintentionally discharged.

The driver of the vehicle, in a state of immediate shock and distress, pulled into the restaurant's parking lot at 2800 N. 5th Street a ...
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  • Man killed after firearm unintentionally fires, shoots him in head - KTUL
  • UPDATE: Police identify victim of accidental shooting - Kay NewsCow
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    I was reading about Cesar Lopez's passing, and my heart aches for his family, especially his wife Sy... ...Read More
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