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Rafael Mercado Jr.

Case from York, PA dated Dec 29, 2025

Victim Details

Rafael Mercado, Jr.

Male

Hispanic / Latino

York

PA

2025-12-29

18

Rafael

Mercado Jr.

06/23/2026

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In the early hours of Monday, December 29, 2025, the life of 18-year-old Rafael Mercado Jr. was tragically cut short in a shooting that occurred in a residence on the 600 block of West College Avenue in York, Pennsylvania. Police were dispatched to the scene at 12:13 a.m. where they found Mercado had been fatally shot.

An investigation into the shooting led police to 17-year-old Jadin Lagares of York. Authorities have reported that Mercado and Lagares were known to one another. Following ...
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  • CRIMEWATCH: INCIDENT: Homicide
  • Obituary for Rafael Mercado | Lewis M. Hunt-Irving Funeral Home Inc.
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    Does anyone know if there's been more information on the motive behind the shooting? It's devastatin... ...Read More
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