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Rene Villanueva Soto

Case from Columbus, OH dated Aug 31, 2025

Victim Details

Rene Villanueva Soto

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Columbus

OH

2025-08-31

37

Rene

Villanueva Soto

07/18/2026

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Rene Villanueva Soto, 37, a male of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, was found shot in the early morning darkness of Sunday, August 31, 2025, after Columbus police were dispatched around 3:35–3:37 a.m. to the 700 block of Stelzer Road near East 7th Avenue. Officers discovered two people with gunshot wounds; both were rushed by medics to a nearby hospital, where Rene Villanueva Soto, 37, male, was pronounced dead, and the second victim was listed in stable condition. The Columbus Division of Police o ...
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  • https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/1/public-safety/police/press-releases/2025/august/homicide-700-block-stelzer-rd.pdf
  • 10tv.com: Police identify 37-year-old man killed in northeast Columbus shooting
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