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Hector Vasquez

Case from Columbia, SC dated Aug 09, 2015

Victim Details

Hector Vasquez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Columbia

SC

2015-08-09

45

Hector

Vasquez

07/01/2026

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In the late summer evening of August 9, 2015, in the West Columbia area of Lexington County, South Carolina, the life of 45-year-old Hector Vasquez was tragically cut short. A Hispanic man, devoted husband of twenty years, and a dedicated father to four children, Vasquez was at his home in the Rolling Meadows Mobile Home Park when the fatal encounter occurred. Around 9:00 p.m., he was confronted outside his residence by an armed man who demanded money.

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  • thestate: Lexington County coroner identifies man shot, killed in West Columbia mobile home park
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