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Donald Merrill

Case from San-francisco, CA dated Jul 01, 1993

Victim Details

Donald Michael Mike Merrill

Male

San-francisco

CA

1993-07-01

48

Donald

Merrill

07/03/2026

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Donald Michael "Mike" Merrill, aged 48, tragically lost his life on July 1, 1993, in San Francisco, California. Merrill was one of the victims of the infamous 101 California Street shooting, a mass shooting that occurred at an office building in downtown San Francisco. The shooter, Gian Luigi Ferri, entered the building armed with two TEC-9 handguns and a .45 semi-automatic pistol. Ferri, who had a long-standing grudge against the law firm of Pettit & Martin, began his rampage on the 34th floor, ...
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  • The Broker Who Killed 8: Gunman's Motives a Puzzle (Published 1993)
  • 101 California Street shooting - Wikipedia
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