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Guillermo Ornelas

Case from Denver, CO dated Jan 05, 2018

Victim Details

Guillermo Ornelas

Male

Denver

CO

2018-01-05

43

Guillermo

Ornelas

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On a winter evening in Denver, Colorado, Guillermo Ornelas, a 43-year-old male, was fatally shot on January 5, 2018. The incident occurred outside the New Welcome Inn bar, located at 3759 Chestnut Place in the Five Points neighborhood. Another man, Jose Herrera-Cabral, who was 35 years old, was also killed in the attack. Both men suffered from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.

Denver Police officers responded to a call about the shooting at a ...
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  • 7NEWS: 2 killed in Friday night shooting in RiNo neighborhood, Denver PD investigating homicide
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