On January 2, 2024, at approximately 11:47 p.m., 48-year-old Fredericksburg resident Arthur Cortez was fatally shot during a robbery at the Kwikchek Convenience Store on South State Highway 16. According to police reports, a man entered the store, proceeded to the back where he donned a white skull mask, and then returned to the front, where he shot Cortez and demanded money from the clerk. The assailant fled the scene on foot, leaving the clerk unharmed.
The Fredericksburg Police Depa
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