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Raudel Contreras

Case from Hammond, IN dated Aug 14, 2014

Victim Details

Raudel Contreras Jr.

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Hammond

IN

2014-08-14

26

Raudel

Contreras

07/25/2026

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In the summer of 2014, a night out in Hammond, Indiana, turned into a tragedy that ended the life of 26-year-old Raudel Contreras Jr. On August 14th, Contreras was at a local bar when violence erupted. He was not involved in any gang activity and was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, an innocent bystander to a conflict that would cost him his life. Gunfire broke out, and Contreras was fatally wounded.

The investigation into the shooting pointed towards gang involvement. An alle ...
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  • nwitimes.com: Alleged Latin King charged in fatal shooting at Hammond bar
  • nwitimes.com: Judge sentences a Latin King to 240 months in prison
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