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Merlyn Yolibeth Perez-Orellana

Case from Houston, TX dated Jan 21, 2014

Victim Details

Merlyn Yolibeth Perez-Orellana

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Houston

TX

2014-01-21

24

Merlyn

Yolibeth Perez-Orellana

07/19/2026

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Merlyn Yolibeth Perez-Orellana, a 24-year-old woman of Honduran ethnicity, was fatally shot on January 21, 2014, in Houston, Texas. She was walking to pick up her daughter from school in the 3400 block of Rockyridge Drive when an unknown male suspect approached and shot her multiple times. The suspect fled the scene on foot. Perez-Orellana was pronounced dead at the scene.

Following the incident, the Houston Police Department launched an investigation and released a composite sketch of th ...
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  • Investigation into Fatal Shooting at 3400 Rockyridge - City of Houston
  • Sketch released of man wanted for killing young Houston mother
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