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On the evening of March 9, 2021, a fatal encounter in a church parking lot in Kearns, Utah, claimed the life of 32-year-old Hispanic/Latino male, Alonso Gerardo Garcia Mendoza. Garcia-Mendoza, along with two friends, had gone to the location at 5305 W. 5400 South under the impression that they were there for a drug transaction. However, the meeting was a ruse for a planned robbery. Shortly after arriving, their vehicle was ambushed by gunfire. Garcia-Mendoza was fatally wounded in the driver's s ...Read More
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Alonso Gerardo Garcia Mendoza
Male
Hispanic / Latino
Salt Lake City
UT
2021-03-09
32
Alonso
Gerardo Garcia Mendoza
11/05/2025
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I can't stop thinking about the location of this tragedy—the church parking lot. It's such a jarri... ...Read More
12/22/2024
12/22/2024
Has anyone else been struck by the sheer bravery of Garcia-Mendoza's friends during this horrific or... ...Read More
07/22/2023
07/22/2023
