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Karla Vasquez

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Nov 21, 2020

Victim Details

Karla Vasquez

Female

Black / African American

Indianapolis

IN

2020-11-21

17

Karla

Vasquez

07/29/2026

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In the early hours of November 21, 2020, the life of 16-year-old Karla Vasquez was tragically cut short in a downtown Indianapolis hotel room. A night that began as a birthday celebration with friends took a devastating turn, ending in a fatal shooting. Vasquez, a female, was asleep in a room on the 20th floor of the JW Marriott Hotel when the incident occurred. What was intended to be a quiet evening of watching TV among friends changed when one of the girls invited her brother and his friends ...
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  • Family of 16-year-old girl shot, killed inside JW Marriott wants answers - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic
  • Girl, 16, dead after shooting inside hotel room at JW Marriott; boy arrested - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic
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