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On a summer night in Queens, New York, a gathering of friends turned tragic, leading to the untimely death of 24-year-old Rufino Perez Villa on June 12, 2016. The group had been drinking and engaging in playful fighting in a basement apartment on National Street in the Corona neighborhood. During this, Christian Penaloza, 29, introduced a shotgun into their activities.

What was intended as a display of the firearm took a fatal turn. As Penaloza was showing the shotgun to Perez Villa, the ...Read More
Victim Details

Rufino Perez Villa

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Queens

NY

2016-06-12

24

Rufino

Perez Villa

01/12/2026