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Luis Villegas

Case from Bronx, NY dated Aug 15, 2021

Victim Details

Luis Villegas

Male

Black / African American

Bronx

NY

2021-08-15

43

Luis

Villegas

07/10/2026

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On a Sunday afternoon in the Bronx, the vibrant life of a neighborhood was shattered by the sound of gunfire. It was August 15, 2021, when 43-year-old Luis Villegas was caught in a brazen daylight shooting that would tragically end his life. The incident unfolded around 1:10 p.m. at the intersection of East 149th Street and Brook Avenue, a busy thoroughfare suddenly transformed into a scene of violence. Villegas, a male, sustained a fatal gunshot wound to his torso.

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  • Bronx Times: 2 men shot, 1 killed in daytime shooting Sunday – Bronx Times
  • New York Post: Two men shot in the Bronx in broad daylight, one fatally
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