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Gustavo Melendrez-Hernandez

Case from Coachella, CA dated Jul 07, 2025

Victim Details

Gustavo Melendrez-Hernandez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Coachella

CA

2025-07-07

29

Gustavo

Melendrez-Hernandez

06/28/2026

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Gustavo Melendrez-Hernandez, 29, a Hispanic/Latino male from Coachella, was shot late Monday morning, July 7, 2025, at a residence in the 84000 block of Avenue 51. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Thermal Station arrived around 10 a.m., rendered aid, and paramedics took him to a local hospital. He died three days later, on Thursday, July 10, 2025, and the Central Homicide Unit assumed the case.

Before his death, investigators had identified and arrested a suspect from a sep ...
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  • MyNewsLA.com: Man Face Murder Charges in Coachella - MyNewsLA.com
  • KESQ: Man charged with attempted murder after Coachella shooting
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