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Raul Zapata

Case from Albuquerque, NM dated Sep 09, 2022

Victim Details

Raul Zapata

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Albuquerque

NM

2022-09-09

51

Raul

Zapata

06/28/2026

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On the afternoon of September 9, 2022, a sense of normalcy at an Albuquerque gas station was shattered by sudden violence. Male victim, Raul Zapata, age 51, was seated in his vehicle at the Alon gas station located at Central Avenue and Tramway Boulevard. At approximately 4:35 p.m., he was fatally shot. The Albuquerque Police Department responded to the scene and immediately launched a homicide investigation into the tragic event that claimed Zapata's life.

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