Jose Avina, 26

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Jose Avina, a 26-year-old Latino man, was found dead inside his Dodge Ram pickup truck near the intersection of 195th Street and Ely Avenue in Artesia about 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8. Avina was slumped over the steering wheel when a parking enforcement officer discovered him, said Det. Joe Martinez of the Sheriff’s Homicide bureau.