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Virgilio Pena-Estevez

Case from Gretna, LA dated Dec 12, 2017

Victim Details

Virgilio Pena-Estevez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Gretna

LA

2017-12-12

37

Virgilio

Pena-Estevez

07/07/2026

Case Description

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In the winter of 2017, a life was abruptly cut short in the Terrytown neighborhood of Gretna, Louisiana. Virgilio Pena-Estevez, a 37-year-old man, was found fatally wounded on the evening of Tuesday, December 12th. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a shooting and discovered Pena-Estevez, who had sustained at least one gunshot wound. Tragically, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The following day, the Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office publicly identified Virg ...
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  • NOLA.com: Coroner's office identifies man fatally shot in Terrytown

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