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Lourdes Sandoval

Case from Houston, TX dated Sep 12, 2018

Victim Details

Lourdes Sandoval

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Houston

TX

2018-09-12

16

Lourdes

Sandoval

07/10/2026

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On September 12, 2018, 16-year-old Lourdes Sandoval, known to friends as "Betty," was tragically shot and killed outside her home in Houston, Texas. The victim, a young Hispanic female, was ambushed by her ex-boyfriend, Irbin Vargas, who was 22 years old at the time. Sandoval had texted Vargas to end their relationship after he had previously threatened her and held a gun to her head.

Minutes after the breakup text, Sandoval left her Greenspoint-area townhouse to meet a friend waiting in ...
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  • Houston Chronicle: Houston man charged in teen’s shooting death near Greater Greenspoint
  • ABC13 Houston: Man charged with killing 16-year-old in north Houston
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