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Raul Rivas Herrera

Case from Fresno, CA dated Nov 05, 2017

Victim Details

Raul Rivas Herrera

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Fresno

CA

2017-11-05

51

Raul

Rivas Herrera

06/24/2026

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Raul Rivas Herrera, aged 51, tragically lost his life on November 5, 2017, in Fresno, California. The incident occurred outside St. Alphonsus Church, where Herrera and his girlfriend, Martha Garcia, were shot by Garcia's estranged husband, Manuel Garcia. The couple had just left Sunday morning mass when Manuel Garcia ambushed them in the church parking lot. He shot both victims in the chest and head, resulting in Martha Garcia's immediate death at the scene, while Raul Herrera succumbed to his i ...
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  • ABC30 Fresno: Woman and man killed in shooting outside of Southwest Fresno church
  • Washington Post: The other deadly church shooting in America on Sunday
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