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Erled Niko Lopez-Mosquera

Case from Tacoma, WA dated Aug 21, 2014

Victim Details

Erled “Niko” Lopez-Mosquera

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Tacoma

WA

2014-08-21

23

Erled

Niko Lopez-Mosquera

06/26/2026

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In the late summer of 2014, the life of a young Hispanic man, Erled Niko Lopez-Mosquera, was tragically cut short in Tacoma, Washington. The 23-year-old Colombian immigrant was discovered deceased on the morning of Friday, August 22, 2014. His body was found inside a vehicle that had been left in the 1200 block of 114th Street East in the Parkland area.

An investigation into his death quickly determined that Lopez-Mosquera had died from multiple gunshot wounds. Authorities believe that th ...
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  • thenewstribune: Detectives seek information about Parkland homicide of Colombian immigrant
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