Brandon Jose Nieves

Death by Force

On April 2, 2020, a dispute that festered on social media erupted into deadly violence on a street in South St. Paul, Minnesota, claiming the life of 20-year-old Brandon Jose Nieves. The tragic encounter was the culmination of a rivalry between Nieves and 19-year-old Marcelino Santiago Lopez, which centered around a romantic relationship with the same woman. Lopez had been dating a young woman who later became involved with Nieves, sparking a period of animosity that played out online with threa ...Read More

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