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No Arrests for In-Law Murder
posted (May 2, 2018)
He allegedly killed his father in law - but San Pedro police have not charged Ricardo Mendoza for it. The 35 year old remains detained after he allegedly stabbed 57-year-old Gaspar Vargas in the stomach on Monday afternoon.

It happened at the family's San Mateo home on Monday afternoon where Vargas and Mendoza had a disagreement. Alcohol was involved. The San Pedro Sun reports that the pair had a history of disputes, and Mendoza had allegedly beaten his father in law before.

The murder happened at a yard in San Mateo - very close to where Reneiry Garcia was murdered inside his shop, allegedly by a 15 year old - days before.

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