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On September 9, 2024, 15-year-old Mario Fertini III was tragically found dead from multiple gunshot wounds near Bear Creek and Brookside Drives in Merced, California. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots around 2 a.m., but it wasn't until approximately 6 a.m. that authorities discovered his body. Mario and his mother had relocated to Merced about nine months prior. Family members remember him as a joyful and loving individual who had recently begun his freshman year of high school.

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Victim Details

Mario Fertini

Male

Black / African American

Merced

CA

2024-09-09

15

Mario

Fertini

litigation

12/06/2025