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Ruben Castillo

Death by Force
Case Description
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On the night of March 19, 2014, near the corner of 15th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Roxbury Street in White Center, a brief encounter between two groups of teenagers escalated into gunfire. Ruben Castillo, 17, a Hispanic/Latino male, was riding in the back seat of a Honda with friends who had just fueled up at the nearby Texaco station and were heading toward Alki. As the car rolled past a bus stop, shots rang out. Charging papers later described two conflicting strands of the same moment: wi ...Read More
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  • West Seattle Blog...: Shooting followup: White Center suspect held on $1 million bail; victim and friends were headed 'to Alki'
  • White Center Now: The blog about White Center » Archive » Update: Roxbury closed for shooting investigation; teenager killed
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    Victim Details

    Ruben Castillo

    Male

    Hispanic / Latino

    White Center

    WA

    2014-03-19

    17

    Ruben

    Castillo

    11/30/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    Does anyone else find it so troubling that the initial shot came from the car Ruben was in? I unders... ...Read More
    06/17/2024
    I've been thinking a lot about the role of self-defense in this case and how it gets interpreted in ... ...Read More
    12/12/2023
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