UPDATE: Suspect arrested after Wednesday homicide
by TP staff
Sep 17, 2010 | 14675 views | 49 49 comments | 60 60 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Edgar Jose Canseco, 19, of Tracy, was booked into San Joaquin County Jail at 4:41 a.m. today on suspicion of homicide.

Police have confirmed that Canseco is suspected of involvement in a car crash and shooting Wednesday night that resulted in the death of Kevin Laroi Prater, 20.

He was arrested just after 10 p.m. Thursday after a "high-risk" stop of a blue Honda Accord, according to Tracy police records.

Canseco is scheduled to appear in court at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Manteca, though the location, time and date could be changed.

The Tracy Police Department reports that its investigation is ongoing.

Tracy police were not immediately available for comment.

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MarKus35
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March 28, 2011
Watched this story for the first time last night when it was aired on AMW! 1st My condolences go out to Kevin Sr, his wife, Kev Jr's girlfriend and the whole family! S00 sorry for your lost...

This dude was at his home minding his own damn business and some punk is blowin up HIS phone beggin this dude to come out there on THESE STREETS (which ain't nothing but trouble)in order to set him up and rob him mixin him up with scum off the street! Are yah f*#@in kiddin me!!!! Noticed some of the other comments feelin sad for Edgar and his family.... This PUNK Edgar don't deserve NO simpathy for settin Kevin up (for a ride)*coughs* and gettin him mixed up wit some pussy sittin in the back seat in KEVIN'S ride, IN THE BACK holding him while the other pussy WIT A GUN kills him!!! UgH~Could yah tell, a LiL angry when I hear bout stories like this & what the world has come to, sad.
DreamMachine
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September 24, 2010
From the stockton paper.

Tracy Crime Stoppers

(209) 831-6847

Anonymous tip: text to:84711

(with "Tracy PD" as start of message)
cody01
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September 24, 2010
Set up for what? Why would they set Kevin up?

I can figure that one out.

This is looking like the orphan defense for the kid who shot his parents.
Ms.Kee
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September 23, 2010
This is Kevins Aunt and happened just the way his dad said it did. Where was my nephew? At home. What was he doing? Playing with his younger brother. He was not out looking for someone to rob or hurt. He was not violent. He worked for all that he owned. No matter where you look you wil not find a mug shot of him. Out of kindness he responded to Consecos request for a ride and the minute that shot gun was pointed at him he knew Conseco had set him up because he had never met the other two. For all of you with negative attitude and smart mouths...its a fact that what goes around comes around and when you lose a love one and wish for sympathy just remember that there will be someone on here to post negative stuff to hurt you. None of these guys deserve sympathy. And as for you Ameghoo, there are no words.That must be your pic in the dictionary under the word STUPID. Have some respect for the dead. If you can't..try to have some respect for yourself because you look like and idiot. Our family wants to extend our thanks to all that have expressed their sympathy and concern. Find-me and Big Kevin my love is with you. I will forever miss my baby. I love you ...Auntie Kisha
negwaste
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September 23, 2010
Ok... why don't we take all the gang bangers since they like to shoot and act hard. Why don't we send them to Afghan and see really how tough they really are. Save our Tax money because these dumbass's have to be feed, use water, use oxygen and they get all that on our $$$$... We can brin home our innocent solders home ...
cody01
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September 21, 2010
kyb,I don't associate with these kind of people.

It's all about fear. Terrorist' activities.

Domestic terrorism.

Your last comment is a threat. A warning to all of us.

Propaganda. Tomorrow we could be commenting on this happening to us. This tragedy.

In other words...........

Read between the lines.

kyb
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September 21, 2010
You see I'm a child and I have more common sense than you and all you want is attention and for you to be heard. Your crying out for attention in a predicament where you dont need to be. I didn't write these posts just for you and yet you made it about you. To everyone else, understand that tomorrow is not promised and people could be writing these types of comments about you and your tragedy.
cody01
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September 21, 2010
Pleasanton fair grounds, 4th of July fireworks, gone.

Gang shooting.

Amore's, gang shooting.

Somebody always dissing someone.

The public gets dissed each time they do this.

Each time we lose our freedom to go somewhere, be somewhere, do something, enjoy anything, we get dissed.

There is lots of collateral damage to go around.

So, If it is OK for them to shoot because they are dissed?

They made the rules.

There is one thing they will never get, In order to be disrespected, ya' gotta be respectable.

ameghoo
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September 21, 2010
kyb, you live in a bubble man. go move to watts, compton, east oakland, south stockton, get on with your revival there and stay strong. tracy was a lot safer back when compaired to now. people who make it stink like these loosers do serve only to remind us just how pathetic they are and how unsafe we are when selfish retards like them act like they do where we are trying to live lawfully. we need superman!
kyb
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September 21, 2010
Nowhere in this world is safe. The bible says that all children are a gift & that he makes no mistakes. Who are you to measure the value of a human life, what God? Do you think you are really that great of a person to say that there lives can't be changed, that he didn't deserve life? You don't know Kevin and who he was or what the situation was. You are delusional to think Tracy was or is a perfect little town. Really we need a revival. Love everyone, Kevin Prater we love you. Oh and there are a lot of people in Tracy just like me, even better.
ameghoo
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September 21, 2010
and, to all of you parents who have retarded kids like these, quit breeding them. and quit complaining about how they were shot dead. we don't care, they didn't, you didn't, so why should we?
ameghoo
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September 21, 2010
kyb, we need more nice people like you in this town. but, when we read this stuff of drivebyes, homicides, gangbanging, it reminds us of what this town has grown to be and, it makes us feel unsafe to walk the streets, any one of us could have been on that sidewalk where that loosing idiot crashed his car. we could have been close to the car when he was shot, stupid people like them should just go join a jim jones cult and drink coolaid. this is why we say harsh things, it is a blog, but we are past fed up with the stupid on goings in this town by stupid little brats who run free doing what they want and murdering people and with total disregard to us who go by the law on a daily basis. so, if what i say, or others say seems cold, it is just because we reallllly are fed up and tired of retards making our life less safe and we sure wish they would all go away so we can ALL get back on with being nice people in a nice town. they sold themselves to the devil, god can't help them anymore. maybe if people started shooting back at these idiots they may wake up and get a job or finish school.
cody01
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September 21, 2010
Great plan, Take a life, give up your own. Leave behind 2 grieving families (both kids have Mom's).

Friends. Future.

Happens way too much.

kyb
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September 21, 2010
For those of you that wrote the negative comments, you need to repent. You're hearts are seriously cold & evil. The entire city of Tracy,Ca needs Jesus. We all need to pray in Jesus' name. Look at our history of death & violence within Tracy, occurring amongst the youth, black , white, hispanic,Asian, native american,middle eastern. It is All of us, no matter what race or creed. Denzel Mike Carol Kassie Chris Robert Kevin & many more, we love you.<3
ThinkInsidetheTriangle
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September 20, 2010
@BigUnc Yeah nice move! Just instigate more problems.



Also how is Tinfoil trash talking? I only see facts being stated.

R.I.P. Kevin
Tinfoil
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September 20, 2010
One thing's for sure. If that's Edgars's mugshot he's a first-class idiot. Just like gangbangers' mugshots they all try to look like psycho,unrepentant murderers to impress the cop taking the photo. It's their way of saying "Yeah,I'm dangerous". Now Edgar's jury pool is seeing that photo. Edgar wanted to look like a killer. He succeeded. Message to Edgar: Next time you're posing for a mugshot,smile and try to look innocent.
ChrisRoberts
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September 20, 2010
Dont worry with our liberal judges and district attorney this guy could get convicted and he will be out in less than six years. Mark my words. You will see him back out on the street sooner than you think, especially if he pleades guilty and they lower the charges well than he will be out in two years.

Our prisons are so underfunded and over flowing that we only have room for charles manson serial killers. So unless this guy kills several more people, they have no room for him.

Now if this guy killed a Police officer, or a mayor, (ie the only people who the government deams is worth avenging) than he would actually get a real penalty. But of course since the victim was an every day person, this will all get swept under the rug in no time.
209desiboy
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September 19, 2010
I am very sorry for the loss of such a young man and the true offender of law be the one who gets prosectued and please you people are sharing your very immature views on a public forum. Please grow up and show some sense to the community and the families in need. Have some class, you are here or should be hear the refelct a well rounded suburban californian society and your not a good influence of that, I am pretty sure I am much younger than people that have posted very stupidm harrasing and down right filthy and irrelvant posts. Nothing has been proven yet and investiagotrs and investigating. Be cautious of your words as they might come to bite you in the rear end
magc14@comcast.net
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September 19, 2010
First of all my prayers go to the family of their Murdered son. I didn't know him personaly but that doesn't matter . losing a son ,every decent person should understand what a loss it is. However I did meet Edger and his Father a couple of times and must say they seemed like very decent people. I wasn't there along with everyone else to say where or not he is quilty of this crime. I knew Edgar to have a good heart and be very kind from examples that i saw . I pray for both families during this difficult time and may the truth be told soon.

Tinfoil
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September 19, 2010
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