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Man found dead in car in southwest Edmonton was fatally shot: police

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A man was found dead in a car in this area of Edmonton's Chappelle neighbourhood on Feb. 18, 2025. (Galen McDougall/CTV News Edmonton)
A man was found dead in a car in this area of Edmonton's Chappelle neighbourhood on Feb. 18, 2025. (Galen McDougall/CTV News Edmonton)

A man found dead in a car in southwest Edmonton last week was fatally shot, the Edmonton Police Service says.

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An autopsy conducted on Monday found Jose Cruz Gonzalez Aceves, 45, died of a gunshot wound, his death has been declared a homicide.

His body was found in the driver’s seat of a vehicle outside a house in the area of 41 Avenue and Chappelle Road on the evening of Feb. 18.

Anyone with information or video footage of the case is asked to contact EPS at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.