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Yanuel Viloria

Case from Boston, MA dated Apr 21, 2017

Victim Details

Yanuel Viloria

Male

Black / African American

Boston

MA

2017-04-21

18

Yanuel

Viloria

07/12/2026

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On the evening of April 21, 2017, Yanuel Viloria, an 18-year-old Black / African American male, was with friends inside an apartment building at 180 Ruggles Street in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood. The group had been spending time in a rear hallway of the building, a common gathering spot. Shortly before 9:00 PM, a group of other young men entered the building and encountered Viloria, who was sitting on the stairs.

Surveillance cameras within the building captured a tense interaction betw ...
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  • masslive.com: Boston police arrest 2 in Ruggles Street homicide
  • Suspects sought after man killed in Roxbury
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