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On December 21, 2024, at approximately 11:36 PM, 23-year-old Jose Rufino Melendez was fatally shot in the parking lot of the North Mountain Village Apartments, located at 9435 Diana Drive in northeast El Paso, Texas. The incident occurred during a physical altercation between two groups. Melendez attempted to intervene and was shot. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The El Paso Police Department's Crimes Against Persons unit is leading the investigat ...Read More
The El Paso Police Department's Crimes Against Persons unit is leading the investigat ...Read More
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Jose Rufina Melendez
Male
Hispanic / Latino
El-paso
TX
2024-12-21
23
Jose
Rufina Melendez
11/20/2025
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I was reading through the details on Jose Rufino Melendez’s tragic end, and my heart goes out to h... ...Read More
12/25/2024
12/25/2024
Hey everyone,
I just came across the tragic story of José Rufino Melendez, and I'm really struc... ...Read More
12/24/2024
I just came across the tragic story of José Rufino Melendez, and I'm really struc... ...Read More
12/24/2024
I wanted to take a moment to talk about something deeply troubling in the case of Jose Rufino Melend... ...Read More
12/24/2024
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