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Jess Carl Gonzales

Case from Salinas, CA dated Mar 23, 2017

Victim Details

Jess Carl Gonzales

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Salinas

CA

2017-03-23

43

Jess

Carl Gonzales

06/25/2026

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Jess Carl Gonzales, a 43-year-old resident of Salinas, California, was tragically shot and killed on March 23, 2017. The incident occurred as Gonzales was walking away from the Shop N Save store on North Main Street. This fatal shooting was part of a series of violent events that plagued Salinas in 2017, a year marked by numerous homicides, many of which were gang-related. Gonzales' death added to the grim tally of lives lost in the city that year.

In the aftermath of the shooting, the Sa ...
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  • The Salinas Californian: Man killed in North Salinas ID’d
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    I was thinking about the broader impact of Jess Carl Gonzales' tragic death on the Salinas community... ...Read More
    02/12/2024
    Does anyone else find it chilling how Jess was just going about his day when his life was taken so s... ...Read More
    11/08/2023
    Hi everyone,
    It's truly tragic how Jess Carl Gonzales was taken from this world at just 43. I've ... ...Read More
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