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Desiree Alvarado

Case from New Brunswick, NJ dated Jul 14, 2017

Victim Details

Desiree Alvarado

Female

Hispanic / Latino

New Brunswick

NJ

2017-07-14

38

Desiree

Alvarado

06/28/2026

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On a summer morning in New Brunswick, New Jersey, 38-year-old Desiree Alvarado, a mother of four and a medical receptionist, was tragically shot in a case of mistaken identity. The incident occurred on July 14, 2017, at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Seventh Street, between Livingston and Joyce Kilmer avenues. She was sitting in a parked car when she was struck by a bullet in the neck.

Emergency services transported Alvarado to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where she fought for he ...
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  • MY CENTRAL JERSEY: Charges upgraded following death in New Brunswick shooting
  • NJ.com: Man charged in shooting that left woman in critical condition
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