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David Cantero Valdez

Case from Tracy, CA dated Jan 12, 2024

Victim Details

David Cantero Valdez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Tracy

CA

2024-01-12

17

David

Cantero Valdez

07/05/2026

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On January 12, 2024, 17-year-old David Cantero Valdez of Tracy, California, was found with multiple gunshot wounds inside a vehicle on Sugar Road between Tracy Boulevard and Holly Drive. Responding to reports of a vehicle collision around 6:30 p.m., Tracy Police Department officers discovered Valdez in the car, which had been shot several times. He was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Valdez was a student at Merrill F. West High School in Tracy. The ...
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