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Edgard Melendez-Ortiz

Case from Pascagoula, MS dated Apr 26, 2019

Victim Details

Edgard Melendez-Ortiz

Male

Black / African American

Pascagoula

MS

2019-04-26

24

Edgard

Melendez-Ortiz

07/20/2026

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In the spring of 2019, the life of 24-year-old Edgard Melendez-Ortiz was cut tragically short in Pascagoula, Mississippi. A native of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, he had been a resident of the Gulf Coast city for 21 years. On April 26th, he was fatally shot during what was reported as a home invasion at an apartment complex.

Emergency services were dispatched to the scene, where they found Melendez-Ortiz suffering from gunshot wounds. Despite the efforts of first responders, he succumbed to his ...
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  • https://www.wlox.com: UPDATE: Victim identified after fatal shooting in Pascagoula
  • sunherald: A home invasion next to a Pascagoula elementary school left one man dead, police say
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