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Rutilio Salvador Vega

Case from Salinas, CA dated Mar 25, 2017

Victim Details

Rutilio Salvador Vega

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Salinas

CA

2017-03-25

33

Rutilio

Salvador Vega

07/17/2026

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Rutilio Salvador Vega, aged 33, was tragically killed on March 25, 2017, in Salinas, California. On that fateful day, Rutilio and his cousin, Fidencio Torres-Vega, were relaxing and having beers in a driveway on Dennis Avenue, a few blocks south of Williams Road. Their peaceful evening was abruptly shattered when they were gunned down in what appeared to be a targeted attack. The incident was part of a series of violent events that plagued Salinas in 2017, a year marked by numerous gang-related ...
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  • The Salinas Californian: Second man dies from March 25 shooting
  • Salinas farmworker shot in March dies - KION546
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