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Ivan Villalobos

Case from Live-oak, CA dated Apr 08, 2018

Victim Details

Ivan Villalobos

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Live-oak

CA

2018-04-08

26

Ivan

Villalobos

07/14/2026

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On April 8, 2018, Ivan Villalobos, a 26-year-old resident of Live Oak, California, was tragically shot and killed while sitting on the steps of the leasing office at the Emerald Bay Apartments. Villalobos, who had no gang affiliations, was eating nachos when he was randomly targeted in a gang-motivated shooting. The incident was part of a series of gun crimes that had disrupted the Soquel Drive corridor from February to April 2018. This marked the first homicide in the unincorporated county sinc ...
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  • Handgun recovered, arrest made near site of Live Oak killing
  • Man shot to death in Live Oak identified
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