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The physique discovered stuffed inside a suitcase floating in Northern California’s Lake Merritt final month has been recognized as authorities ask the general public for assist in fixing the grotesque murder.
Gabriel Gomez Raymundo, 23, was the sufferer discovered simply earlier than 11:00 a.m. on Oct. 31, the Oakland Police Division introduced on Wednesday.
The suitcase was noticed adrift in Lake Merrit close to the 1900 block of Lakeshore Avenue. On the time, police mentioned the sufferer suffered unknown accidents. No updates on the accidents had been offered Wednesday, although police at the moment are calling the demise a murder.
Police launched images of Raymundo and provided a $10,000 reward within the hopes that the neighborhood may present details about the place the sufferer lived and labored, his associates and any ideas surrounding his demise.
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Gabriel Gomez Raymundo, 23, was recognized because the sufferer who was discovered stuffed inside a suitcase that was floating in Lake Merritt in California on Oct. 31. (Oakland Police Division)
Authorities didn’t present any updates on how lengthy the physique had been within the suitcase or water.
Volunteers cleansing Lake Merritt in Oakland, California, found the suitcase on Oct. 31. (FOX2 KTVU)
Volunteers cleansing the lake first found the suitcase and the sufferer, who they mentioned was stuffed inside in a fetal place.
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It was unclear how lengthy the suitcase was within the water. (FOX2 KTVU)
“We grabbed one finish [of the suitcase] and we realized it was too heavy,” Kevin Shomo, one of many volunteers with Lake Merritt Institute, informed FOX2 KTVU. “So, we pulled it shut sufficient to us and we mentioned, ‘Oh wow, this factor is heavy,’ so we unzipped it and that is what we discovered.”
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Authorities requested anybody with details about the case to contact the Oakland Police Division’s Murder Part at (510) 238-3821 or the TIP LINE at (510) 238-7950.
