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Francisco Villalva

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Mar 29, 2021

Victim Details

Francisco Villalva

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Manhattan

NY

2021-03-29

29

Francisco

Villalva

07/13/2026

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Francisco Villalva, a 29-year-old Hispanic male, had come to New York City from a small village in Guerrero, Mexico, with dreams of supporting his family back home and one day buying a house. For a decade, he worked for restaurants, but the economic fallout of the pandemic left him laid off, forcing him to join the ranks of app-based delivery workers. On the night of March 29, 2021, after finishing his last delivery for DoorDash, he rode his e-bike into Poor Richard's Playground in East Harlem t ...
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  • Harlem, NY Patch: Victim In Harlem Shooting Was Food Delivery Bicyclist
  • amNewYork: Killer sought for gunning down man on East Harlem basketball court | amNewYork
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