Josue Lopez-Ortega

Murdered
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On January 19, 2023, at approximately 8:50 p.m., 15-year-old Josue Lopez-Ortega was fatally shot in the head outside the Police Athletic League's New South Bronx Center on Longwood Avenue. He and a 16-year-old companion were leaving a sporting event when an unidentified assailant approached them, fired multiple shots, and fled the scene in a gray Jeep Renegade. The 16-year-old victim sustained a leg injury but survived.

In the aftermath of the shooting, the community mourned the loss o ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Josue Lopez-Ortega

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    Bronx

    NY

    2023-01-19

    15

    Josue

    Lopez-Ortega

    12/22/2024

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    01/28/2024
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