Family pleads for answers in 2020 slaying of 19-year-old Puerto Rico native in Detroit
Victim’s sister speaking out
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DETROIT – The family of a Puerto Rico native is pleading for answers after he was shot and killed last year.
Joshua Montanez-Rivera was 19 years old when he was killed on Feb. 20, 2020 at 10:12 p.m. The shooting happened near the intersection of Varney and Ackley in Detroit.
Montanez-Rivera is a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico and arrived to the U.S. only four months before he was killed. He moved to the U.S. to help his sister with her newborn child and save money to have his parents joint them.
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Detroit father seeking answers in shooting death of 22-year-old son
Investigators say Rashad Kimball was walking home when he was shot
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DETORIT – A Detroit father continues his search for justice after his son was murdered last year.
In November, 22-year-old Rashad Kimball was shot on East Lafayette Street on the city’s east side. Investigators said Kimball was walking home from a store when someone approached him and fired several shots.
He was able to get away but later died from his injuries.
On Wednesday Feb. 10, Kimball’s father Michael Horner made a plea for anyone to come forward with information about his son’s death.