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Maria Isabel Cervantes

Case from Lubbock, TX dated Jun 07, 2019

Victim Details

Maria Isabel Cervantes

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Lubbock

TX

2019-06-07

19

Maria

Isabel Cervantes

07/08/2026

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Maria Isabel Cervantes, a 19-year-old Hispanic woman from Lubbock, Texas, tragically passed away on June 7, 2019. She was fatally shot inside a home located on the 1600 block of 58th Street. The incident occurred when Detren Ward, her 19-year-old boyfriend, mishandled a loaded gun, accidentally shooting her in the head. Ward, who was present at the scene, attempted to hide the gun by throwing it over a fence into a neighbor's yard.

Following the incident, Ward was arrested and charged wit ...
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  • EVERYTHINGLUBBOCK: Police respond to shooting in Central Lubbock, one woman dead
  • Man sentenced to 10 years in June 2019 fatal shooting of girlfriend
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