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Lane Ortiz

Case from Gallup, NM dated Feb 07, 2022

Victim Details

Lane Ortiz

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Gallup

NM

2022-02-07

32

Lane

Ortiz

06/24/2026

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On the evening of February 7, 2022, the city of Gallup, New Mexico, was unsettled by the sound of gunfire. At approximately 9:14 p.m., emergency dispatchers received a call reporting that shots had been fired in the 500 block area of Clark Street. The caller also conveyed the grim sight of a man lying on the ground.

Police and medical personnel arrived at the scene to find Lane Ortiz, a 32-year-old man from the nearby community of Fort Wingate, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He w ...
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  • Gallup Sun: Suspect at large: Wingate man dies from gunshot wounds
  • Suspect at large: Wingate man dies from gunshot wounds - Gallup Sun
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