Ricanthony Suarez

 

Age: 21

 

Summary: former student at Southern California's Upland High School who as a 16 year old was involved in the controversial 2004 Upland Four incident where four Hispanic students were formally charged with the kidnapping, beating, and attempted murder of a black freshman student during an apparent random gang-related attack near the school's bus stop, but who had been recently released from a juvenile detention center and was acquitted from all charges after cooperating with prosecutors to testify against the other defendants during the ongoing trial.

 

 

Cause of Death: Airplane accident

 

Born: February 4, 1988

 

Died: July 29, 2009

 

Location: Solana Beach, California