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Carlos “Charles” Cruz

United States · Aged 25 · Died 06/13/2020
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How they died

Suicide

Carlos "Charles" Cruz allegedly shot a father and son, Rafael Garcia, 42, and Jonathan Garcia, 16, and fled. He was being chased by police who found Cruz after he crashed into a train. The coroner determined that Cruz had killed himself with a self-inflicted gunshot.

Alleged responsible partyReedley Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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