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Joseph Armarante Nelson

Case from Westminster, CO dated Nov 10, 2005

Victim Details

Joseph Armarante Nelson

Male

Black / African American

Westminster

CO

2005-11-10

23

Joseph

Armarante Nelson

07/02/2026

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On a cool November evening in Westminster, Colorado, a young man's life was abruptly cut short in a sudden act of violence. Joseph Armarante Nelson, a 23-year-old white male, was spending time with family and friends on the front porch of his home on 76th Avenue on the night of November 10, 2005. The familiar comfort of his surroundings was shattered when a dark-colored, two-door Ford Explorer pulled up to the residence.

An altercation of some nature occurred between Nelson and the occupa ...
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