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Luis Oscar Padilla Lopez

Case from Queens, NY dated Mar 28, 2014

Victim Details

Luis Oscar Padilla Lopez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Queens

NY

2014-03-28

21

Luis

Oscar Padilla Lopez

07/19/2026

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In the spring of 2014, a tragic discovery was made in a Ridgewood, Queens apartment building that left neighbors in shock. On the evening of March 28th, police responded to a 911 call and entered an apartment on Summerfield Street to find a young couple, both victims of a brutal act of violence. Twenty-one-year-old Luis Oscar Padilla Lopez was found, having been shot in the head. Alongside him was his companion, Natalie Mejia-Tavares, also 21, who had been fatally shot in the torso.

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  • NBC New York: Young Couple Found Mysteriously Shot Dead
  • Luis Oscar Padilla Lopez, age 21 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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