On a summer evening in Federal Way, Washington, 26-year-old Omero Garcia Mendez was waiting to pick up his girlfriend's son from football practice at Lakota Middle School. His life was unexpectedly cut short in a violent encounter that unfolded in the school's parking lot.
A Lincoln Navigator, carrying three individuals, blocked Mendez's car. One of the occupants, 16-year-old Luis F. Cosgaya-Alvarez, confronted Mendez, flashing gang signs before firing a single, fatal shot to his head. Th
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