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Kaitlyn Valdovinos

Case from Stockton, CA dated Mar 22, 2024

Victim Details

Kaitlyn Valdovinos

Female

White / Caucasian

Stockton

CA

2024-03-22

18

Kaitlyn

Valdovinos

07/26/2026

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On March 22, 2024, 18-year-old Kaitlyn Valdovinos was tragically shot and killed near Ernie Shropshire Park in Stockton, California. Officers responding to a welfare check around 5 a.m. discovered Kaitlyn with a fatal gunshot wound; she was pronounced dead at the scene. Another young woman, aged 20, was also found with gunshot injuries but is expected to survive.

Kaitlyn had recently moved from Lynwood in Southern California to Stockton to live with her father, who was teaching her to ...
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    It's just truly devastating to think about how a young life full of potential can be cut short in su... ...Read More
    11/09/2024
    Has anyone looked into the reports about Kaitlyn's text message asking her cousin for help? It's so ... ...Read More
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    I’ve been following Kaitlyn's case since the beginning, and I'm really stuck on the timeline of ev... ...Read More
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