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Schmidt, posing for the camera and exclaiming "this motherfucker just died, bro." Gosal also began filming Schmidt on the ground from inside the Starbucks. Other bystanders flagged down a constable patrolling the area and police responded to the scene around 5:40 P.M. Officers attempted medical assistance on Schmidt, but he was declared dead after being rushed to the hospital. Gosal was arrested without resistance.
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and requested him not to vape around his daughter. An argument began and an altercation ensued, at which point Gosal allegedly produced a knife and stabbed
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for fiancée Ashley Umali and daughter Erica
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condemning the attack and Bodger's filming of it, posting "Someone took my brother's life yesterday and another person filmed it (do NOT watch) instead of calling the police and worse off posted it on social media very clearly for views." Their mother, Kathy
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