Police in San Pedro are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Melvin Almendarez. It is a curious case because as far as everyone knows Almendarez was not a trouble maker. He had a clean police record, and was known in the community for his positive influence in youth and sports. So why would anybody want him dead? That is the question that police are still trying to figure out. When we spoke to police yesterday, they didn't say much. They would not even confirm if he had been shot. But today his post mortem examination states that Melvin died of, "…face trauma as a consequence of blunt instrument type and a gunshot wound to the abdomen." The report says "abdomen" but family members who received the body yesterday tell us he was shot to the testicles. They further believe that after being shot, Almendarez was run over by a golf cart.
Police did question a Canadian National about the crime because reports suggested that he was the last person to have contact with Almendarez before he was found dead. But he has been released without charges.
Meanwhile, family members are still trying to come to grips with the loss of their beloved Melvin "Catracho" Almendarez who was laid to rest earlier today in San Pedro.
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