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Mario Angel Merino Gonzalez

Case from Santa Maria, CA dated May 16, 2021

Victim Details

Mario Angel Merino Gonzalez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Santa Maria

CA

2021-05-16

19

Mario

Angel Merino Gonzalez

07/06/2026

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On May 16, 2021, Mario Angel Merino Gonzalez, a 19-year-old Hispanic male from Guadalupe, California, was fatally shot in Santa Maria. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. near the intersection of Lincoln and Mill Streets. Upon arrival, police officers found the young man lying in the middle of the street with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators determined that the 19-year-old Hispanic male had been involved in a verbal altercation with a group of individua ...
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  • https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article252628238.html
  • KSBY: Guadalupe teen identified as person shot, killed in weekend shooting in Santa Maria
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    Wow, this is such a tragic story. I can't stop thinking about how scared Mario must have been during... ...Read More
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