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Miguel Prado Burciaga

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Dec 06, 2020

Victim Details

Miguel Angel Prado

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Salt Lake City

UT

2020-12-06

23

Miguel

Prado Burciaga

Yes

07/07/2026

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In the early morning hours of December 6, 2020, the life of 23-year-old Miguel Angel Prado Burciaga, a Hispanic male, was tragically cut short in Salt Lake City, Utah. The young man, known affectionately by friends and family as "Smerk" or "Pol," was fatally shot. The incident occurred just before 4:00 a.m. at the Milagro Apartments, a downtown residential building. When police responded to reports of gunfire, they discovered Prado and a woman in her twenties with gunshot wounds. Both were rushe ...
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  • 2 people charged in connection with murder, shooting at Salt Lake apartment building | KUTV
  • ABC4 Utah: One person dead, another injured in SLC shooting
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    Has anyone else been following the case of Miguel Angel Prado? The whole thing is just so shocking a... ...Read More
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