James Hurtado, age 14

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Lost to gun violence on August 18, 2016 in Hermiston, Oregon.

Police say that James was killed by a wrestling coach who also killed another coach and then himself.

Photo sources:

• Facebook

News sources:

• Heavy.com: James ‘JJ’ Hurtado, RIP: Photos to Remember The Murdered Teen
• YouTube: RIP JJ HURTADO💙
• 2 coaches dead in apparent murder-suicide; teen's body found
• tri-cityherald: UPDATE: Hermiston teen missing after apparent murder-suicide
• East Oregonian: Coach, teen dead in Hermiston; woman shot
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed was:

• Kenneth E. Valdez, age 45

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