Death Archives - El Paisano

Gabby Petito Goes Viral While Minority Men and Women Fall Astray

Marina Gutierrez • September 27, 2021

Why does race make one person’s life more important than another? The missing person’s case of a white woman named Gabby Petito has been all over the news and social media, as of recently. People everywhere became emotionally invested in finding Petito. When the news spread that her deceased...

Music Review: MGK vs Slipknot, Deceased Artists sued

Gilbert Lazo • September 23, 2021

MGK vs Slipknot Rapper and rockstar Machine Gun Kelly looks to be getting into a feud with a band. It seems that front man for heavy metal band Slipknot Cory Tayler had a few things to say. “I (hate) the artists who failed in one genre and decide to go rock and I think he knows who he is, but that...

Stampede in Israel leave many Dead

John Rodriguez • May 5, 2021

On Friday 100,000 people had gathered at a religious celebration in Israel. Gathering to celebrate a holiday on Mount Merrion in northern Israel. Despite all the warning from authorities on the risk of getting Covid 19. The celebration in Israel drew tens of thousands of Ultra-Othodox Jews left at least...

NBA Draft Prospect Terrence Clarke, 19, Dies in Car Crash in Los Angeles Area

Enrique Medina, Broadcast Director • April 26, 2021

Terrence Clarke, a beloved Freshman guard from the Kentucky Wildcats this past season, died in a car crash Thursday in the Los Angeles Area. Clarke was only 19 years old. Clarke was a star freshman at Kentucky this past year. He averaged 9.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and shot 42.1% from...

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, dies at 99

The Queen said her husband’s death left a “huge void” in her life.

Viviana Reyes • April 13, 2021

On Friday April 9th, Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, passed away. He was 99 years old. The Buckingham Palace said that he passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle. That evening, the bells from London’s Westminster Abbey rung 99 times to honor him, which was where...

Nation’s Capitol on Edge After Car Crashes into Two Officers; Killing One

Lorenzo Arce, Copy Editor • April 7, 2021

One Capitol Police officer was killed and another severely injured by a car that rammed though a barricade protecting the US Capitol building on April 2. The driver ran towards officers wielding a knife. shot and killed he was. The Incident The attack occurred at 1 a.m. at a police checkpoint on...

Why You Absolutely Need to get a Flu Shot This Year

Gilberto Espana, Reporter • October 9, 2018

It’s the time of the year to receive your seasonal influenza vaccine. Medical experts have stated Thursday is the beginning of flu season as all Americans should prepare to get the vaccine. All Americans need to receive a flu shot as soon as possible to stay healthy. A flu shot is not perfect, but...

‘Nothing Short of Evil’: Mother, Boyfriend Sentenced in Torture Death of 8-Year-Old Gabriel Fernandez

Eight-year-old Gabriel Fernandez was routinely tortured and starved before his death in 2013

Jonathan Lloyd / NBC LA • June 7, 2018

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Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies at 92

Michael Khuraibet, Digital Editor-in-Chief • April 17, 2018

Barbara Bush, the former First Lady and wife of President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday evening at age 92. According to CNN, Bush had been hospitalized over the course of the past year for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure. On Sunday, reports came out that Bush...

Over 20 Dead in Texas Church Shooting

Diana Juarez, Managing Editor • November 5, 2017

At least 20 dead and dozens more injured in a church shooting in rural Sutherland Springs, Texas. The shooting, which occurred Sunday at 11:30 am local time during Sunday service, comes just over a month after the Las Vegas mass shooting. Parishioners of the First Baptist church were gathered...

Former NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Found Dead in Prison Cell

Ramon Alvarado, Sci. & Tech. Editor • April 19, 2017

The once tight-end for the New England Patriots, Aaron Hernandez, committed suicide early Wednesday morning, according to the Department of Correction. A statement from the department said the former Patriot was found hanging by a “bedsheet that he attached to his cell window” at approximately...