Marcelino Calixto Pastrana

Marcelino Calixto Pastrana, a 27-year-old male from Castroville, was struck by gunfire on the night of June 26, 2025, in the parking lot behind the Castroville Market on Merritt Street. Deputies were first alerted around 8:56 p.m., and investigators later identified the lot behind the market as the likely crime scene. Pastrana and a second victim, a 17-year-old boy from Salinas, managed to reach a hospital on their own; Pastrana died later that night while the teen remained in critical condition ...

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