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Luis Alfredo Cruz Mendez

Case from Dayton, OH dated Sep 20, 2026

Victim Details

Luis Alfredo Cruz Mendez

Male

Dayton

OH

2026-09-20

34

Luis

Alfredo Cruz Mendez

09/24/2026

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On the evening of September 20, 2026, a burst of gunfire shattered the Sunday dinner service at Sonora Grill in Riverside, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio, leaving a community in shock and a family grieving an irreversible loss. Patrons enjoying their meals were sent scrambling for cover as the violence erupted. When the chaos subsided, 34-year-old Luis Alfredo Cruz Mendez lay dead, and another individual was wounded, caught in the crossfire of an incident that would quickly draw a significant law enfo ...
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  • WKEF: One dead, one injured after shooting at Riverside restaurant; police say two detained
  • Hoodline: Riverside Ohio Restaurant Shooting Leaves One Dead
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