Albert Lee Soto, age 18

Lost to gun violence on August 31, 2024 in San Diego, California.

Soto was an Operations Specialist Seaman Apprentice assigned to the USS Pinckney (DDG 91) which is home-ported at Naval Base San Diego. He enlisted in the Navy just last year in October 2023, and was from New York, the Navy said. Thank you for your service & RIP.

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News sources:

ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV: Family of slain Navy sailor makes appeal for tips after East Village shooting
cbs8.com: U.S. Navy sailor shot, killed in East Village
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/18-year-old-man-killed-in-shooting-in-downtown-san-diego/
NBC 7 San Diego: Navy sailor, 18, fatally shot in San Diego's East Village ID'd
NBC 7 San Diego: Separate Labor Day weekend shootings in San Diego leave 2 dead
Sep 2: Times of San Diego: Navy IDs 18-Year-Old Sailor Fatally Shot in East Village; Suspect Search Continues
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/vigil-held-for-18-year-old-navy-sailor-killed-in-east-village-shooting/
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