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San Rafael Homicide Victim - Identity Released

The decedent has been positively identified as:                                                                           

Wilmer GONZALEZ VELASQUEZ, a 23-year-old male from San Rafael, CA.

On Monday night May 03, 2021 at approximately 11:50 P.M. the San Rafael Police Department was notified of a possible firearm shooting incident inside a vehicle located on Windward Way south of Bellam Boulevard in San Rafael.  Officers arrived on the scene shortly after and located a male subject, who had been a passenger inside the vehicle, who appeared unconscious and unresponsive just outside the stopped vehicle.  The subject appeared to have sustained a traumatic injury and physiologic signs of death were noted.  The subject was declared deceased on the scene, without any resuscitative aid provided.  

The decedent has been positively identified as:                                                                           

Wilmer GONZALEZ VELASQUEZ, a 23-year-old male from San Rafael, CA.

 A forensic post mortem examination with toxicology testing is scheduled for Tuesday May 05, 2021.  The cause and manner of death will be pending the conclusion of the investigations being completed by the San Rafael Police Department and the Marin County Sheriff’s Office - Coroner Division.  No further information will be released by the Coroner Division at this time, as this is an active and ongoing investigation.  Any further questions regarding the incident should be directed to the San Rafael Police Department.

The Marin County Sheriff’s Office and personnel of the Coroner Division offers our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Gonzalez Velasquez.

CONTACT

Roger G. Fielding

Chief Deputy Coroner

415-473-6043

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