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Marlon Brumfield

Case from Lompoc, CA dated Sep 08, 2019

Victim Details

Marlon Brumfield

Male

Black / African American

Lompoc

CA

2019-09-08

22

Marlon

Brumfield

06/21/2026

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Marlon Wardell Brumfield Jr., a 22-year-old U.S. Army soldier, tragically lost his life on September 8, 2019, in Lompoc, California. Brumfield, who was on leave from his post in Germany, was visiting family when he was fatally shot while walking near the intersection of Ocean Avenue and A Street. The incident occurred as Brumfield was mistaken for a rival gang member by Walter Alexander Morales, a known gang associate. Morales, who was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Francisco Gutierrez Orteg ...
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  • https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article234904377.html
  • AP NEWS: Soldier slain on home visit to California
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