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Kendra Vela

Case from Amarillo, TX dated Feb 05, 2023

Victim Details

Kendra Vela

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Amarillo

TX

2023-02-05

31

Kendra

Vela

07/10/2026

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On February 5, 2023, 31-year-old Kendra Jo Vela was found deceased in a room at the WoodSpring Suites hotel located in the 4600 block of East Interstate 40 in Amarillo, Texas. Responding officers discovered Vela with apparent gunshot wounds, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Amarillo Police Department swiftly identified 29-year-old Trey Phillip Greenleaf as a suspect in the case. Later that evening, at approximately 7:40 p.m., Greenleaf was apprehended at another hotel in t ...
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  • https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2023/02/06/apd-arrests-suspect-responsible-for-homicide-of-31-year-old-kendra-vela/69877356007/
  • KVII: Woman shot to death in hotel room on I-40, suspect arrested at another hotel
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