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Desiree Alvarado

Death by Force
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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 ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Desiree Alvarado

    Female

    Hispanic / Latino

    New Brunswick

    NJ

    2017-07-14

    38

    Desiree

    Alvarado

    11/17/2025

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