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Joel Leon-Santos

Case from Arkansas City, KS dated Dec 22, 2021

Victim Details

Joel Leon-Santos

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Arkansas City

KS

2021-12-22

37

Joel

Leon-Santos

08/12/2026

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On a cold December evening in 2021, the quiet scenery of Cowley State Fishing Lake was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of Joel Leon-Santos, a 37-year-old Hispanic man from the nearby community of Arkansas City, Kansas. On December 22nd, just after 6 p.m., the Cowley County Sheriff's Office received a distressing 911 call reporting a shooting at the lake, a popular local spot for recreation. This call would set in motion a search that would end in a tragic discovery.

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  • The Cowley CourierTraveler: Another shooting, man dead at lake
  • Authorities search for suspect in deadly shooting at Cowley State Fishing Lake
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