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Rachelle Vega

Case from Fort Dodge, IA dated May 17, 2009

Victim Details

Rachelle Vega

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Fort Dodge

IA

2009-05-17

42

Rachelle

Vega

06/24/2026

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In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Fort Dodge, Iowa, a distress call shattered the quiet of May 17, 2009. At 4:14 a.m., a caller reported that a woman had been shot at a residence at 1323 Fifth Avenue South. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene where they found 42-year-old Rachelle Vega suffering from a gunshot wound. She was rushed by ambulance to Trinity Regional Medical Center, but her life could not be saved, and she was pronounced dead a short time later.

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  • Sioux City Journal: Fort Dodge man convicted of killing wife
  • Radio Iowa: Victim identified in Fort Dodge fatal shooting - Radio Iowa
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