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Gabriel Alexander Moriones Vargas

Case from Houston, TX dated Jul 08, 2021

Victim Details

Gabriel Alexander Moriones Vargas

Male

Houston

TX

2021-07-08

28

Gabriel

Alexander Moriones Vargas

07/08/2026

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Gabriel Alexander Moriones Vargas, a 28-year-old Colombian man, tragically lost his life on July 8, 2021, in Houston, Texas. He was visiting Houston from New York with his wife when the incident occurred at the Downtown Aquarium. The couple was enjoying dinner when Danny Garcia Cazares, a 39-year-old man with a criminal history, approached them and opened fire. Gabriel was fatally shot and died on the scene, while his wife sustained a gunshot wound to the leg but survived.

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  • ABC13 Houston: Victim and suspect in deadly shooting at Downtown Aquarium identified
  • khou.com: HPD: Husband, wife shot while sitting at bar inside Downtown Aquarium; gunman kills himself
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