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Joseph Ortega

Case from Dallas, TX dated Dec 21, 2024

Victim Details

Joseph Ortega

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Dallas

TX

2024-12-21

21

Joseph

Ortega

07/09/2026

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On December 21, 2024, at approximately 5:00 a.m., 21-year-old Joseph Ortega was fatally shot in the 9000 block of Sovereign Row in northwest Dallas, Texas. Dallas Police Department officers responded to reports of a shooting and discovered Ortega with a gunshot wound. Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel arrived shortly thereafter, but Ortega was pronounced dead at the scene.

The preliminary investigation indicates that Ortega was shot by an unknown suspect who fled the scene before authoritie ...
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  • FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth: Dallas police identify victim in Saturday morning shooting
  • MyTexasDaily.com: Dallas police investigate fatal shooting of 21-year-old man
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