Benito Andrew Cortez

Death by Force
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On September 18, 2023, 24-year-old Benito Andrew Cortez was fatally shot in central Fresno, California. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. on East Union Avenue near Cedar and Clinton avenues, approximately a block south of McLane High School. Witnesses reported a verbal altercation between Cortez and another individual shortly before the shooting. A deputy from the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, who was in the vicinity, discovered Cortez lying unresponsive in the roadway with a gunshot woun ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Benito Andrew Cortez

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    Fresno

    CA

    2023-09-18

    24

    Benito

    Andrew Cortez

    12/27/2024

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    12/17/2024
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