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Brendan Thomas Kern

Case from Deming, NM dated Jul 23, 2022

Victim Details

Brendan Thomas Kern

Male

White / Caucasian

Deming

NM

2022-07-23

27

Brendan

Thomas Kern

08/04/2026

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On a summer evening in Deming, New Mexico, a trip to retrieve an ice chest turned into a fatal encounter for Brendan Thomas Kern, a 27-year-old White/Caucasian male. The events of July 23, 2022, unfolded at the residence of his stepfather, Ezekiel Ricoy, leaving a family shattered by violence.

Brendan, a resident of Las Cruces and a former Deming local, had traveled to his stepfather's home on Sagebrush Road SE accompanied by his girlfriend, their two young sons, and another adult male. T ...
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  • https://www.demingheadlight.com/story/news/2022/07/26/stepfather-facing-murder-charge-in-shooting-death-of-stepson/65382636007/
  • Brendan Kern Obituary | Jul 23, 2022 | Deming, NM
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