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Marilyn Cotto Montanez

Case from Yonkers, NY dated Apr 25, 2019

Victim Details

Marilyn Cotto Montanez

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Yonkers

NY

2019-04-25

18

Marilyn

Cotto Montanez

06/29/2026

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An evening walk for pizza with her younger sister turned into a tragedy for 18-year-old Marilyn Cotto Montanez of Yonkers, New York. On April 25, 2019, as she and her nine-year-old sister walked down Morningside Avenue, a single gunshot ended her life. Montanez was an innocent bystander, caught in the crossfire of a dispute that had nothing to do with her. The bullet struck the high school student in the head, and she was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Her sister, who witnessed the h ...
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    I've been following the tragic story of Marilyn's death, and the thing that stands out to me is how ... ...Read More
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    Does anyone else find it overwhelmingly tragic how Marilyn's little sister had to witness such a tra... ...Read More
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