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Rodolfo Candelaria Jr.
United States · Aged 46 · Died 12/15/2003
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Suicide
Around 3:30 p.m., Agent Candelaria entered Saber Sales and fatally shot his estranged wife, Maria Victoria Martinez, who worked there as a secretary for her brother-in-law, Humberto Camacho. Agent Candelaria took Camacho hostage and barricaded himself into the building. According to Camacho, Candelaria tried to strike up a conversation with Martinez's corpse, blaming her for the incident. Later that evening, after police negotiations, Agent Candelaria fatally shot himself.
Alleged responsible partyU.S. Customs and Border ProtectionReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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