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Herbert Aragon Jr.

Case from Moneta, VA dated Jan 31, 2014

Victim Details

Name

Herbert Aragon, Jr.

Gender

Male

City

Moneta

State

VA

Date Of Death

2014-01-31

Age At Death

37

First Name

Herbert

Last Name

Aragon Jr.

Last Updated

07/02/2026

Case Description

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Herbert Aragon Jr., a 37-year-old man from Moneta, Virginia, died on January 31, 2014, in a shooting inside the home he shared with his girlfriend in Franklin County. In the early afternoon, a 911 call came in from a cell phone, and the caller—shaken and urgent—told the dispatcher she had shot her boyfriend. Deputies were routed to a house on Peaks View Drive in the Waterfront golf community near Smith Mountain Lake; when the first deputy arrived minutes later, he was led inside and found Ar ...

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Roanoke Times: Moneta woman fatally shoots boyfriend after mistaking him for intruder

WSET: Moneta Woman Says She Shot and Killed Boyfriend By Accident

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