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Case Description
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On December 22, 2022, the body of Joseph Ortiz, an unclaimed male, was discovered unresponsive in the streets of Norwich, Connecticut. Authorities reported that Ortiz was the victim of a hit-and-run, where a vehicle struck him and subsequently fled the scene, leaving him with fatal injuries. Despite the urgency and tragic nature of the incident, the case remains unresolved, with the responsible party unidentified.

Ortiz's body was quickly transported to the emergency department in an atte ...Read More
Date Found: 12/22/2022
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Victim Details

2023-05-17T17:50:13.307

2023-05-18T01:36:58.74

103579

UCP103579

40597

Joseph

Ortiz

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Male

12/22/2022

Norwich

Connecticut

New London County

06360

No

36522

Connecticut Office of Chief Medical Examiner

Farmington

Connecticut

Hartford County

Christina Schock

Medicolegal Death Investigator

11 Shuttle Rd, , Farmington, Connecticut

8606793980

State

Medical Examiner

22-26670

2022-12-22

Gray or Partially Gray

Short and gray.

Brown

Brown

11/28/2025


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