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Mario Zelaya-Zuniga

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Dec 19, 2014

Victim Details

Mario Zelaya-Zuniga

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Salt Lake City

UT

2014-12-19

32

Mario

Zelaya-Zuniga

07/22/2026

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On a cold December evening in Salt Lake City, a meeting that was intended to be a drug transaction turned into a fatal encounter for Mario Zelaya-Zuniga, a 32-year-old Hispanic male from Honduras. On December 19, 2014, Zelaya-Zuniga met with two men, an event that would tragically be his last. He was shot and killed on the sidewalk near the downtown homeless shelter, a place that often serves as a backdrop for the city's untold stories.

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  • Mario Zelaya-Zuniga, age 32 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • Man admits to murder, gets sentenced to prison | KSL.com
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