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Rolando Fuentes

Case from Lawrence, MA dated Jul 25, 2009

Victim Details

Rolando Fuentes

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Lawrence

MA

2009-07-25

33

Rolando

Fuentes

08/03/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 25, 2009, a violent confrontation in Lawrence, Massachusetts, claimed the life of 33-year-old Hispanic male Rolando Fuentes. The incident was not a random act of violence but rather the culmination of a bitter feud. Fuentes was shot and killed in what prosecutors described as an act of revenge.

The man responsible for Fuentes's death was identified as Jose Ruiz. The motive for the murder stemmed from a previous altercation where Fuentes had allegedly sho ...
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  • Eagle-Tribune: One dead, five others injured in overnight violence in Lawrence
  • Eagle-Tribune: Lawrence man convicted of 2009 slaying
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