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277:, and was 18 at the time of his death. A Montreal resident, Villanueva arrived in Quebec with his older brother, Dany, and his three sisters (Patricia, Wendy, and Lilian) on December 5, 1998. They joined their parents (Gilberto Villanueva Madrid and Lilian), who were in Canada with refugee status after leaving Honduras. Gilberto Villanueva had survived two attempted murders related to a land conflict.
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Lapointe said his concern about the threat of being disarmed was so great that he shot his gun "three or four times" before he was able to remove it from its holster. One gunshot struck and killed Fredy. Jeffrey Sagor Météllus and another man, Denis Méas, were also struck and injured. Only a minute
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A judge ended a seven-year civil suit involving the families of
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Villanueva family. "We wanted to have confidence in the judicial process, but now we do not know what to think," said Patricia Villanueva.
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