FUGITIVE
CASE #: 2021-56
Jose Duarte
Also Known As:
Jose Maria Duarte, Jose Maria Duarte Torres
Status:
Open
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Missing From:
Bakersfield, California
Summary:
Jose Duarte is wanted for the homicide of 37-year old Irma Vazquez and the attempted homicide of a 15-year old boy.
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Circumstances of Offense:
Jose allegedly shot the victims while they were sitting in a vehicle. The only other details that have been publicized is that the motive is domestic violence, the teenager was Jose’s own nephew and Irma was the teenager’s mother. As of this posting, Jose’s murder case in Kern County’s court records database has no arrest date, disposition or scheduled hearings. This confirms that he is unfortunately still at large. The case number is BF188863A.
Additional Details:
Anyone with information on Jose’s whereabouts should contact Kern Secret Witness at (661) 322-4040. Jose should be considered extremely dangerous. Please consider sharing this so that Irma’s family, especially her son can get justice and answers in their loved one’s case.
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