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Juan Valadez, 18

Juan Valadez, 18, a Latino young man, was shot several times, and his body was left scraped and bruised, after an attack at 41711 E. 106th Street in Palmdale at about 12:10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 14. He died at the scene.

The shooting occurred at a party, where an argument of some kind broke out, according to Lt. Lawrence Delmese of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Palmdale station.

Update: Sheriff's detectives have cleared this case. At least one latino suspect was arrested.

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