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Isaiah Rivera Najera

Death by Force
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In the fall of 2020, the life of 23-year-old Isaiah Rivera Najera, a male resident of Pueblo, Colorado, was tragically cut short. On November 17, 2020, what began as a shopping trip to the Pueblo Mall with a friend descended into a fatal encounter. Inside the mall, a confrontation erupted between Najera and his friend, and another group that included brothers Issaiah and Gary Apodaca, who were allegedly members of a rival gang. Witnesses reported that the disagreement escalated within a shoe sto ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Isaiah Rivera Najera

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    Pueblo

    CO

    2020-11-17

    23

    Isaiah

    Rivera Najera

    11/14/2025

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