Marcos Antonio Pineda was 15 when he died in King City, California, on May 9, 2010. Born December 12, 1994, he was taken to Mee Memorial Hospital after an incident and was pronounced dead there. Local authorities treated his death as a homicide after finding that he had suffered fatal injuries consistent with foul play.

The case prompted a thorough investigation. Several suspects were identified as officers worked to piece together events leading to Marcos’s death. In the years after the killing, arrests were made and suspects were brought to trial, with the legal process producing convictions and sentences for those found guilty.

Marcos’s death deeply affected his family and community in King City. If anyone knew Marcos or has information about the events of May 9, 2010, please come forward with what you remember.