BERLIN — A Berlin Police Department internal investigation of the Marisol Fuentes murder, made public Friday afternoon, details the lapses in official police response in the days leading up to the grisly shooting.
Fuentes, 25, was killed by Gleason on July 6, 2025, inside the La Casita Mexican Restaurant in Berlin. Gleason hid inside the business before it opened and ambushed Fuentes with a shotgun. After shooting Fuentes, Gleason went into the men’s room and used the shotgun on himself.
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