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Man killed in shooting remembered as ‘devoted father, good kid’

GIFFORD — He was taken from his little ones over $40. That's the sentiment neighbors expressed when they reflected on the shooting death of 29-year-old Mertilian Leondrious Mesinor. On Dec. 19, a gunman sprayed several bullets striking Mesinor, who was pushing his toddler son in a stroller, reports show. "It's very tragic," neighbor Judith Smith said. "My daughter knew him and told me he was a really good and devoted dad." Mesinor was flown to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute in Fort Pierce. The father of three - two girls and one boy - later died from his injuries just six days before the Christmas holiday, sheriff's officials said. The shooting happened after an argument between suspected gunman ...

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