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Melvin Martinez

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated May 28, 2020

Victim Details

Melvin Martinez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Salt Lake City

UT

2020-05-28

39

Melvin

Martinez

06/21/2026

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On a Thursday afternoon, May 28, 2020, in a quiet West Valley City neighborhood near 2900 South and 3000 West, 39-year-old Hispanic male Melvin Martinez was busy with a construction job at a residence. He had been hired for work at this particular home on several previous occasions. The homeowners alerted police around 4 p.m. when they found Martinez had collapsed, bleeding from a wound. Initially, there was confusion about the cause of his injury, with some speculating it could have been an acc ...
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  • WVC police identify man shot, killed at construction job
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