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Mauricio T. Acosta

Case from Santa Clara, NM dated Apr 13, 2016

Victim Details

Mauricio T. Acosta

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Santa Clara

NM

2016-04-13

20

Mauricio

T. Acosta

07/10/2026

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In the early morning hours of April 13, 2016, the quiet of Santa Clara, New Mexico, was broken by a fatal act of violence that claimed the life of 20-year-old Mauricio T. Acosta, a Hispanic/Latino male. Acosta was discovered outside the Central Apartments on South Prescott Street, having sustained gunshot wounds. Emergency services were called, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Grant County Sheriff's Department quickly took charge of the investigation, classifying the death as a homic ...
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  • KRQE News 13: Deputies locate New Mexico homicide witness
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