Maribel Merino Ibanez, 28, was fatally shot on November 6, 2019, while working at a Church’s Chicken restaurant in Otay Mesa, San Diego. According to accounts of the incident, a man tried to pay with a counterfeit $100 bill; after staff refused the bill, he left and returned minutes later with a handgun, opening fire on employees. Maribel was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead; two other employees were injured and treated for their wounds.

The suspect was identified as Albert Lee Blake, described as a regular customer at the restaurant. After the shooting he fled in a dark-colored sedan. Blake was subsequently located in Memphis, Tennessee, and charged with murder and attempted murder. Surveillance footage and forensic evidence were reported as linking him to the attack.

What information do readers have about Maribel, the restaurant that day, or the events leading up to the shooting that could help clarify what happened?