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Leonardo Salinas-Lopez

Case from Mount Vernon, WA dated Jul 18, 2015

Victim Details

Leonardo Salinas-Lopez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Mount Vernon

WA

2015-07-18

20

Leonardo

Salinas-Lopez

07/02/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 18, 2015, a violent act shattered the pre-dawn stillness on Interstate 5 near Mount Vernon, Washington, claiming the life of 20-year-old Leonardo Salinas-Lopez, a Hispanic male. He and his 21-year-old cousin, Miguel A. Lopez, were traveling northbound, heading home from a party. Salinas-Lopez was in the front passenger seat, with his cousin at the wheel, and another friend in the back.

As they neared the College Way exit around 3:00 a.m., a dark-colored, ...
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  • The Seattle Times: 2 killed in drive-by shooting on I-5 in Mount Vernon
  • KOMO: 'Pain, sadness': Family mourns men killed in I-5 drive-by shooting
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    Was anyone else struck by the description of the suspect vehicle in the shooting of Leonardo Salinas... ...Read More
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