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Alexus Nicole Zepeda

Case from Laredo, TX dated Oct 31, 2016

Victim Details

Alexus Nicole Zepeda

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Laredo

TX

2016-10-31

17

Alexus

Nicole Zepeda

07/08/2026

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Alexus Nicole Zepeda, a 17-year-old female of Hispanic ethnicity, tragically lost her life on October 31, 2016, in Laredo, Texas. She was one of two victims found with gunshot wounds to the head and torso near the intersection of Estrella Drive and Arco Iris Road in the Los Altos Subdivision. The other victim, Andrew Michael Moreno, 18, was also killed in the incident.

The investigation into their deaths led to the arrest and eventual conviction of Edwin Cortez-Mercado, a 20-year-old male ...
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  • UPDATE: Man Arrested in Connection to Bodies Found on Arco Iris Road
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