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In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the life of a young boy was tragically cut short. On February 21, 2018, 10-year-old Yovanni Daniel Banos-Merino was inside his home on Ridge Avenue when gunfire erupted. The boy and his mother, Lilia Merino, were both struck by the bullets that pierced their first-floor apartment. Both were rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where Yovanni was pronounced dead. His mother was treated for her injuries and survived t ...Read More
Victim Details

Yovanni Daniel Banos-Merino

Male

Asbury Park

NJ

2018-02-21

10

Yovanni

Daniel Banos-Merino

12/12/2025