María Elena Colmenero-Silva, age 19

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Lost to gun violence on July 18, 1984 in San Ysidro, California.

News sources:

• San Diego Union-Tribune: San Ysidro massacre
• San Ysidro McDonald's massacre - Wikipedia
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed were:

• Carlos Reyes
• Matao Herrera, age 11
• Neva Denise Caine, age 22
• Omarr Alonso Hernandez, age 11

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