Ezekiel Mendez was 18 and from Dinuba, California, when he died of gun violence on October 28, 2023. A student, he is described by family and community members as an innocent and beautiful young man who was loved and will be missed.

A GoFundMe was created to help his mother, Monica Rodriguez, with funeral expenses. Visitation was held at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Dinuba on November 21, 2023, followed by a funeral Mass on November 22 and interment at Smith Mountain Cemetery.

No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and no official investigative report is cited. Does anyone from Dinuba have information about Ezekiel or the events of October 28, 2023?