MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – His ardour was retaining folks secure. In the long run, it price him his life.

Gabriel Mendoza-Cordova was shot and killed over the weekend whereas offering safety at an Uptown bar.

Family members who knew him as “Dino” gathered to recollect him in West St. Paul on Wednesday. His household is in search of justice, demanding to know what occurred. His homicide can also be pushing them to do one thing extra, motivating them to attempt to ignite a motion to finish the lethal gun violence ripping aside households.

“He is all the time simply sort of been a protector and that is simply sort of who he was,” stated Mendoza-Cordova’s sister.

Given the circumstances surrounding her brother’s slaying, Gabe Mendoza-Cordova’s sister requested us to protect her identify and identification. However her message was loud and clear.

“This isn’t the primary time that we have been concerned with the battle for gun violence, but it surely’s the primary time it has been so impactful for us as a result of it is fully completely different when it occurs to you straight,” she stated. “You get up differently, I feel, and notice that that is now our day-to-day life.”

Gabe’s household tells us the 23 yr outdated was shot and killed working a safety element at Fireplace Home Uptown on the 1300 block of Lagoon Avenue Sunday night time. They don’t have all the main points however perceive there was a capturing outdoors the bar, he was making an attempt to guard others, when he was fatally struck within the neck.

Police discovered him mendacity contained in the again of the institution.

“We knew he was very properly skilled,” his sister says. “He all the time wore a vest. Sadly, on this scenario, you understand, it was a spot that the vest couldn’t shield.”

Gabe grew up in a big Saint Paul household, desirous to personal his personal personal safety agency. He was a twin, and his mother’s solely son. His family members vow that he will probably be remembered for excess of the most recent murder statistic in Minneapolis.

They launched a Twitter deal with, Stop the Violence @71in2022, a nod to the variety of murders within the state’s largest metropolis to this point this yr.

“Gabe will not be the primary or the final individual that’s going to die by the hands of gun violence in Minneapolis,” his sister acknowledged. “One thing must be carried out.”

The household is so grateful for the outpouring of help. A GoFundMe to assist with funeral bills has topped $19,000 as of Wednesday night. Ultimately examine, police had made no arrests in his killing.