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Wild kidnap ends in deaths in San Clemente
In San Clemente, Gary Walker 26 abducted Clara Coronado 50 and John Coronado 44 were taken in a van after forcing Arthur Loomis 53 to drive. A roadblock opened fire as Walker fired through a van window killing Coronado, and Walker died from a self-inflicted or officer-inflicted wound. Deputy coroner cites a contact-type head wound. A 10th death from a separate railroad tanker explosion in Kingman, Arizona, was reported.
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San Clementer
Gary Raphael Walker
Clara Coronado
Ftoten
Walker
H. G. la Salle
la Salle
Arthur Loomis
San Diego
Loomis
John C. Coronado
Clara
San Onofre Border Patrol
Border Patrol
William Lucas
Lucas
Coronado
Kingman
Ariz
Arizona
John Campbell
St. Joseph's Hospital
Phoenix
John Coronado
San Clemente