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Gilberto Medina-Pena

Case from Albuquerque, NM dated Dec 12, 2016

Victim Details

Gilberto Medina-Pena

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Albuquerque

NM

2016-12-12

32

Gilberto

Medina-Pena

06/27/2026

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On a cold December day in 2016, the life of 32-year-old Gilberto Medina-Pena, a Hispanic male, was tragically cut short in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On December 12th, Medina-Pena was the victim of a fatal shooting, an act of gun violence that left a community searching for answers. Remembered as a happy, loving, and funny soul, his sudden death prompted an immediate investigation by the Albuquerque Police Department.

In the immediate aftermath, law enforcement began to piece together the e ...
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