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Marco Puga, a 24-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on June 14, 2015, at the corner of 20th and Meyler Streets in San Pedro, Los Angeles. The shooting occurred about 8 a.m. after Puga was dropped off there by a married woman with whom he was having an affair. Her husband, identified as Fernando Duarte, arrived at the scene looking for Puga. An argument followed and Duarte allegedly shot Puga multiple times in the upper torso.

Puga was able to drive a few blocks to his home where his family called 911; he was taken to hospital and pronounced dead at 10:20 a.m. Duarte fled, was later found at a hotel in Lomita, led police on a roughly 20-minute pursuit, then drove to the LAPD Harbor Station parking lot and surrendered. He was arrested on suspicion of murder, booked into Los Angeles County Jail with bail set at $2,075,000, and scheduled for arraignment on June 29, 2015, on counts including murder and fleeing a pursuing peace officer.

Does anyone have additional information about Puga’s life in San Pedro or saw the events that morning?