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On July 1, 2017, Nereida Villanueva was tragically killed in a shooting incident at her apartment in Whittier, California. The incident occurred during a custody exchange when her ex-husband, Efrem Ruben Lozoya, arrived to drop off their daughter. Upon being let into the apartment by their son, Lozoya proceeded to shoot Villanueva and her boyfriend, who was also present at the time. Villanueva succumbed to her injuries at the scene, while her boyfriend was left paralyzed. The couple's children, ...Read More
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Nereida Villanueva
Female
Whittier
CA
2017-07-01
Nereida
Villanueva
11/24/2025
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Does anyone else find it incredibly frustrating how often domestic violence escalates into such trag... ...Read More
07/18/2024
07/18/2024
I’ve been following the case of Nereida Villanueva, and it’s truly unsettling how domestic situa... ...Read More
09/01/2023
09/01/2023
I’ve been thinking about Nereida’s children a lot lately. It’s unimaginable what those kids we... ...Read More
04/16/2023
04/16/2023
