Valencia man shot dead near home

Crime

July 27, 2026

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A 26-year-old man was shot dead near his home in Valencia on Sunday night.

Police said residents reported hearing gunshots along Palm Road around 7.50 pm. Officers responded and found the body of Daleon Lafon in the yard of a nearby home with multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators from the Special Evidence Recovery Unit (SERU) processed the scene and recovered several spent 9 mm and 5.56 mm shell casings.

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