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Bernardino Ornelas

Case from Wichita, KS dated Jan 09, 2017

Victim Details

Bernardino Ornelas

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Wichita

KS

2017-01-09

24

Bernardino

Ornelas

06/24/2026

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In the late afternoon of January 9, 2017, a burst of violence shattered the calm at the intersection of 18th and Market Streets in Wichita, Kansas, claiming the life of 24-year-old Hispanic male Bernardino Ornelas, known to his loved ones as "Bernie." Ornelas was behind the wheel of his car, with his 25-year-old cousin, Andrew Ornelas, in the passenger seat, when another vehicle, described as an orange or red Chevrolet Avalanche, pulled alongside them. Without warning, gunfire erupted from the A ...
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  • Police arrest man in connection with north Market shooting
  • kansas: One dead, one hurt in shooting at 18th and Market
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