How did Merlin Santana died?

Answer 1

Prosecutors said that Santana and a friend had been at a nearby home with King the night of the murder. King left, then later returned outside the residence with Bynes and Gates.

King told the men that Santana and his friend had made sexual advances toward her, police said.Santana and his friend were about to leave when one of the men shot him in the head as he sat in the passenger seat of a car. The friend drove off and flagged down a police car. Santana died at the scene.

source: http://articles.latimes.com/2004/mar/17/local/me-king17

Answer 2

Monique King, reportedly Gates' girlfriend and aged 15 at the time of Santana's death, falsely claimed that Santana had tried to rape her, which prompted Damien Gates and Brandon Bynes to attack the car he was sitting in. King received eight years in juvenile custody. Damien Andre Gates was convicted of the 1st degree murder of Santana and the attempted murder of another man in the car, and was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences plus 70 years in prison. Brandon Douglas Bynes received a 23-year sentence after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon

Answer 3

Niniane lured Merlin into a cave, where she used the magic she had learned from Merlin, sealing him in a rock.

Answer 4

Merlin Santana died on November 9, 2002 at the age of 26.

Answer 5

The young actor Merlin Santana was killed by a gun shot wound on November 9, 2002 during what some say was a botched robbery by friend and fellow actor Brandon Adams.

Answer 6

Merlin Santana died on 9 November 2002. He was 27 years old.