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Mom of murder victim: something must change about how domestic violence calls are handled

Benjamin McGuire, 20, was fatally shot Nov. 5 at a home in the 2600 block of Redwood Road south of Ceres by Damon Banks, 51, of Merced, who then turned the gun on himself (Photo contributed).

Benjamin McGuire — Benjamin McGuire, 20, was fatally shot Nov. 5 at a home in the 2600 block of Redwood Road south of Ceres by Damon Banks, 51, of Merced, who then turned the gun on himself (Photo contributed).

Jeff Benziger

Turlock Journal

Published: Dec 3, 2022, 7:12 AM

The young Denair man who was fatally shot earlier this month in a rural Ceres murder-suicide was an unnecessary tragedy because law enforcement did not act on his mother’s calls about her estranged boyfriend, she told ABC 10 TV.

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