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Julio Ismael Sostre Vargas

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Oct 19, 2023

Victim Details

Julio Ismael Sostre Vargas

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Milwaukee

WI

2023-10-19

30

Julio

Ismael Sostre Vargas

07/19/2026

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In the early evening of October 19, 2023, the life of 30-year-old Hispanic/Latino male Julio Ismael Sostre Vargas was cut short in a burst of gunfire on the Southside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sostre Vargas, a well-known local barber also known as "Pook The Barber," was driving his vehicle with his five-year-old son and another female passenger. As he waited at a red light at the intersection of South Layton Boulevard and West Pierce Street, a light tan or silver SUV pulled alongside his car.
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  • CBS58: Milwaukee barber killed in double shooting near Mitchell Park
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