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Funeral Services Planned for Garrett Berki

Visitation for the slain teen will be Wednesday, May 18, at El Camino Memorial in Sorrento Valley. Interment is scheduled for the following day.

Visitation for slain teen Garrett Berki is scheduled for Wednesday at El Camino Memorial Sorrento Valley Chapel with interment the following day. Berki, a Mission Valley resident and 2010 La Jolla High School graduate, died May 11 at Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest. He was 18.

The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Sunday that Berki died of a gunshot wound to the chest. Police say that Berki was shot at 10:30 p.m. May 11 after being robbed by three teens posing as sellers of a Craigslist item.

According to police, Berki, a Mesa College student, and his girlfriend drove to Paradise Hills, an east San Diego neighborhood, to meet the seller of an item listed on Craigslist. The couple were allegedly robbed of their cash and cell phones by three 17-year-olds who fled the scene. Berki reportedly followed their vehicle to get a license plate number but was shot when the two cars were in a cul-de-sac. NBC San Diego reported Berki was looking to buy a MacBook Pro he found listed for $600 on Craigslist.

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Rashon Abernathy, Seandell Jones and Shaquille Jordan, all 17, are accused of robbing Berki and shooting him to death. The three pleaded not guilty May 13. They will be tried in adult court and are held on $5 million bail each and face 50 years to life in prison if convicted.

Visitation for Berki will be 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at El Camino Memorial Sorrento Valley Chapel at 5600 Carroll Canyon Rd., San Diego 92121. Interment is 11 a.m. Thursday.

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