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Paul Ortiz

Case from Greeley, CO dated Jul 16, 2016

Victim Details

Paul Ortiz

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Greeley

CO

2016-07-16

27

Paul

Ortiz

07/06/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 16, 2016, the life of 26-year-old Paul Anthony Ortiz, Jr., a Hispanic male from Greeley, Colorado, was tragically cut short. Ortiz was found in the front yard of a residence on C Street with multiple gunshot wounds. Rushed to the North Colorado Medical Center, he succumbed to his injuries, leaving a community in shock and a family to grapple with a sudden and violent loss.

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  • The Denver Post: Suspect in Greeley murder identified
  • Judge Sentences Greeley Man to Life in Prison for 2016 Murder
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