Elijah Valencia-Garcia, a 3-year-old Hispanic boy, tragically lost his life on October 9, 2020, in Houston, Texas. Elijah was killed by his mother's boyfriend, Ariel Esau Lujan, during a domestic violence incident. Lujan broke into the home on Almeda-Genoa with an assault rifle and opened fire, fatally striking Elijah and wounding his pregnant mother, Veronica Valencia. Veronica survived the attack, but Elijah did not.
Lujan, who did not have a criminal history in Harris County, was later
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