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20 year old killed in Modesto shooting

Few details about the shooting are available, but Modesto police were able to identify the victim.
Credit: Modesto Police Department
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MODESTO, Calif. — A homicide investigation is underway after a 20-year-old was shot and killed overnight in Modesto.

Police identified the victim as Dessery Becerra of Modesto. 

Few details about the shooting are available, but police said they responded to a shooting just before midnight in the area of Larkin Avenue and Empire Avenue.

Arriving officers found Becerra with at least one gunshot wound, and authorities eventually pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

No additional information is available at this time. 

Anyone with information about the shooting can call Detective Aaron Caldera at 209-572-9538 or Crime Stoppers at 209-521-4636.

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