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Santos Valasquez Merida

Case from Brighton, AL dated Jun 20, 2019

Victim Details

Santos Valasquez Merida

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Brighton

AL

2019-06-20

27

Santos

Valasquez Merida

07/08/2026

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In the predawn hours of June 20, 2019, the night in Brighton, Alabama, broke open with gunfire at the Holiday Mobile Home Park along Bessemer Super Highway. When the first calls came in around 2:00 a.m., investigators began piecing together a scene that suggested chaos and sudden violence—an attack that left more than one person hurt and one life slipping away.

Santos Valasquez Merida, a 27-year-old male, had been found suffering from gunshot wounds in the 4300 block of Bessemer Super ...
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  • 2 suspects - ages 16 and 20 - charged in deadly shooting ... - AL.com
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    It's been a tough few years with the violence we've seen around the Birmingham area. I recently stum... ...Read More
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    I've been following the case of Santos Valasquez Merida, and I wanted to talk about the broader issu... ...Read More
    09/08/2024
    I can't stop thinking about the tragic events that unfolded at the Holiday Mobile Home Park on June ... ...Read More
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