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Melissa Ursula Fernandes

Case from Seattle, WA dated Mar 23, 1994

Victim Details

Melissa Ursula Fernandes

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Seattle

WA

1994-03-23

16

Melissa

Ursula Fernandes

06/30/2026

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On a Wednesday afternoon, March 23, 1994, the life of 16-year-old Melissa Ursula Fernandes was tragically cut short. She was standing with classmates outside Ballard High School in Seattle, Washington, waiting for her mother to pick her up. Uninvolved in the escalating tensions between local youth gangs, she became an innocent victim caught in the crossfire of a violent feud. That day, a car carrying members of the '23rd Street Diablos' gang drove by the school with the intent of retaliating aga ...
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  • The Seattle Times: Ballard High School students sent home after gun report
  • The Story Of A Drive-By Murder | The Seattle Times
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