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Luis Robert Vasquez

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the early evening of October 7, 2020, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet of Walnut Avenue in Waterbury, Connecticut. Responding to reports of shots fired at approximately 6:42 p.m., police and emergency medical services arrived to a chaotic scene. They discovered 27-year-old Hispanic male, Luis Robert Vasquez, unresponsive in the driver's seat of a 2020 Kia Optima. The vehicle had sustained significant front-end damage and its airbags were deployed, having crashed into a fire hydrant an ...Read More
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  • Republican-American: Police name suspect in Waterbury homicide
  • Connecticut Post: Waterbury police: Man found shot dead in crashed vehicle
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    Victim Details

    Luis Robert Vasquez

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    Waterbury

    CT

    2020-10-07

    27

    Luis

    Robert Vasquez

    11/05/2025

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    08/03/2023
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    05/17/2023
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