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Jorge C. Cajiga-Ruiz

Case from Omaha, NE dated Aug 11, 2013

Victim Details

Jorge C. Cajiga-Ruiz

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Omaha

NE

2013-08-11

29

Jorge

C. Cajiga-Ruiz

06/25/2026

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Jorge C. Cajiga-Ruiz, 29, a Hispanic/Latino male, was discovered before dawn on August 11, 2013, in a white Ford pickup near the swimming pool at Spring Lake Park, around 18th and F Streets in South Omaha. He and 26-year-old Juan Uribe-Peña had been shot in the head with a shotgun. Their pockets were turned out, wallets missing, and the truck sat quiet under the park lights—details that pointed investigators toward a robbery set-up rather than a chance encounter.

Detectives learned the ...
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