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Uel Felipe González Cortez

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Oct 18, 2020

Victim Details

Uel Felipe González Cortez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Salt Lake City

UT

2020-10-18

21

Uel

Felipe González Cortez

07/09/2026

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In the late hours of an autumn evening in 2020, a young Hispanic/Latino man's life was tragically cut short in what would become a years-long mystery for investigators. Manuel Felipe González Cortez, a 21-year-old male from Colombia, was fatally shot on October 18, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The incident occurred just after midnight in front of a car wash located near 635 W. 3900 South in Millcreek, a suburb of Salt Lake City. González Cortez had been staying with his girlfriend nearby and ...
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  • ABC4 Utah: Police identify 21-year-old killed after shooting in Salt Lake City on Sunday
  • KSTU: Unified PD identifies man shot, killed outside Millcreek car wash
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