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On June 29th, Manuel and Dulce Gonzalez were celebrating what was supposed to be one of the happiest days of their lives before tragedy struck. According to various local news outlets, the Missouri newlyweds were celebrating in their backyard wedding reception when two masked gunmen entered the party, shooting Manuel in the head. \u201cAs one of the men was going through peoples\u2019 pockets, the armed man stood behind the victim, a 32-year-old Hispanic man, with the guns pointed at the man. At some point a shot was fired and the 32-year-old man was shot. Both suspects ran away on foot. EMS transported the 32-year-old man to an area hospital where he was listed in critical condition.\u201d St. Louis police said in a press release.<\/p>\n

A GoFundMe<\/a> has been set up for the family where they stated that their two young children were also present, but did not specify if they were injured. They asked for prayers and donations to the family as they navigate the medical bills and loss of income during his recovery. They provided an update on the page saying, “[He] is still sedated while we\u2019re waiting for the swelling to decrease. Otherwise, his vitals are strong. Dulce has been by his side every day. Please continue to keep the family and the children in your prayers. They have a long road ahead of them.”<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a good father. A good husband to my sister. He\u2019s a hard worker,\u201d Yaribeth Pe\u00f1a, the bride\u2019s sister, told Fox2. \u201cHe\u2019s just an all-around good person that, I don\u2019t know, he didn\u2019t deserve this.\u201d According to KSDK-TV, Pe\u00f1a believes the gunmen shot her brother-in-law \u201cas he was going for his wallet and maybe they thought he was going for a weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to police, the suspects fled the scene on foot. Family members reported that the gunmen left without taking any valuables.\u00a0The investigation remains ongoing and no arrests have been made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On June 29th, Manuel and Dulce Gonzalez were celebrating what was supposed to be one of the happiest days of their lives before tragedy struck. 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