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Stray bullet kills San Francisco woman on anniversary trip in Mexico City
By Sarah Ravani and Lauren Hernández
Updated 4:36 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Tatiana Mirutenko, an investor relations analyst with Nektar Therapeutics in San Francisco, was on vacation in Mexico City with her husband when she was killed by a stray bullet during a drive-by shooting.
Photo: Courtesy Of Emily McGee
A San Francisco woman who was described as a "loyal friend" and "rising star" by those who knew her was shot and killed by a stray bullet over the weekend while celebrating her wedding anniversary in Mexico City.
Tatiana Mirutenko, an investor relations analyst with Nektar Therapeutics, was on vacation with her husband when she was killed by a stray bullet Saturday during a drive-by shooting, according to reports.
"She had such a fire for life, with such natural beauty and energy that radiated off her constantly," said friend Emily McGee. "Tatiana was a fiercely loyal friend, who would go out of her way to take you out to dinner to catch up, especially if she knew you were going through a hard time."
McGee said she use to play volleyball with Mirutenko on a Chicago-based youth team when the pair were teenagers. She remembers winning the Junior Volleyball Association National Championship when they were both juniors in high school.
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"Everyone who's met her would agree that she embodied eloquence and adventure, and this tragic loss is hitting her volleyball family very hard," McGee said.
The vice president of San Francisco-based Nektar Therapeutics, Jennifer Ruddock, called Mirutenko a "rising star" in the company's investor relations team.
"She was always willing to help on any project across the company and had an incredibly strong work ethic," Ruddock said in a statement. "Many throughout Nektar, and outside the company, valued her positive energy, insight and sheer enthusiasm for life."
The United States Embassy in Mexico City is providing services to Mirutenko's family, according to a statement from the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
Officials declined to comment further on the circumstances of Mirutenko's death.
Sarah Ravani and Lauren Hernandez are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email: sarah.ravani@sfchronicle.com, lauren.hernandez@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @SarRavani @LaurenPorFavor