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Ryan Dela Cruz

Case from Seattle, WA dated Jun 02, 2018

Victim Details

Ryan Dela Cruz

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Seattle

WA

2018-06-02

17

Ryan

Dela Cruz

07/08/2026

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On a June evening in 2018, just two weeks before he was set to graduate from Franklin High School, 17-year-old Ryan Dela Cruz, a male of Filipino descent, told his parents he was heading out for a night with friends. It was the last time they would hear him speak. Early the next morning, on June 2, 2018, his family received the devastating news that Ryan was in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center after being shot multiple times. He did not survive his injuries.

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  • KIRO: Police: Teen killed in 'random shooting'; was to graduate from Franklin High School
  • KOMO: Teen shot, killed while searching for ghosts with friends at Seattle park
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