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Joel Villarreal

Case from Houston, TX dated Mar 28, 2023

Victim Details

Joel Villarreal

Male

Houston

TX

2023-03-28

43

Joel

Villarreal

litigation

07/19/2026

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On March 28, 2023, at approximately 6:45 p.m., 43-year-old Joel Villarreal was fatally shot in the parking lot of a strip center located at 7550 Long Point Road in Houston, Texas. Villarreal sustained a gunshot wound and was found unresponsive on the ground. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

The initial investigation revealed that an armed robbery had just occurred at a business within the strip center. Villarreal, acting as a bystander, attempte ...
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  • ABC13 Houston: Man sought by police after 43-year-old shot and killed while trying to stop robbers in Spring Branch
  • ABC13 Houston: Man shot and killed in Spring Branch was trying to stop smoke shop robbers, HPD says
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