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Jose Guerena

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Jose Guerena Veteran

Birth
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Death
5 May 2011 (aged 26)
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Cremated Add to Map
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Former U.S. Marine and Iraq veteran. Jose graduated from Flowing Wells High School in Tucson and joined the Marines in 2002. He served two tours in Iraq in 2003 and 2005 as part of the Yuma-based MWSS-173. He worked at the ASARCO Mission Mine near Sahuarita. His death was at the hand of the Pima County Sheriff's Department. He is survived by his wife Vanessa and their two sons Jose and Joel.

Additional detail is provided in the Wikipedia article. Mrs. Guerena filed a lawsuit against the county/city agencies and the specific officers who were involved in the incident. In September 2013, Pima County, the towns of Sahuarita, Marana, and Oro Valley approved a settlement of $3.4 million to Guerena's widow, with Pima County contributing $2.35 million, Sahuarita, $260,000, Marana, $720,000, and Oro Valley, $100,000. The settlements were approved by each jurisdictions board. Pima County officials claimed that the settlement does not imply wrongdoing.
Former U.S. Marine and Iraq veteran. Jose graduated from Flowing Wells High School in Tucson and joined the Marines in 2002. He served two tours in Iraq in 2003 and 2005 as part of the Yuma-based MWSS-173. He worked at the ASARCO Mission Mine near Sahuarita. His death was at the hand of the Pima County Sheriff's Department. He is survived by his wife Vanessa and their two sons Jose and Joel.

Additional detail is provided in the Wikipedia article. Mrs. Guerena filed a lawsuit against the county/city agencies and the specific officers who were involved in the incident. In September 2013, Pima County, the towns of Sahuarita, Marana, and Oro Valley approved a settlement of $3.4 million to Guerena's widow, with Pima County contributing $2.35 million, Sahuarita, $260,000, Marana, $720,000, and Oro Valley, $100,000. The settlements were approved by each jurisdictions board. Pima County officials claimed that the settlement does not imply wrongdoing.

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