Family of 11-year-old boy killed near Isotopes Park seeks justice (2024)

SEVEN NEWS. THE GOVERNOR’S ORDER COMES AFTER A SHOOTING NEAR ISOTOPES PARK THAT KILLED AN 11 YEAR OLD BOY AND INJURED HIS COUSIN. POLICE SAY FROYLAN VILLEGAS AND HIS FAMILY WERE LEAVING AN ISOTOPES GAME LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN SOMEBODY FIRED 17 SHOTS AT THEIR CAR. FROYLAN DIED, ACCORDING TO THE FAMILY. VILLEGAS COUSIN TATIANA WAS SHOT FOUR TIMES. SHE WAS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. SHE’S NOW STABLE, THOUGH. THE FAMILY ALSO SENT US THIS STATEMENT, WRITING IN PART, WE ONLY PRAY THAT NO OTHER FAMILY EXPERIENCES THIS PAIN, AND WE HOPE THAT

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Family of 11-year-old boy killed near Isotopes Park seeks justice

"Froylan was murdered in cold blood. Tatiana was left with 5 bullet wounds and paralyzed from the waist down. This act has left our family shattered," the Villegas family wrote in a statement

Faith Egbuonu

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The Villegas Family is seeking justice after their loved one, 11-year-old Froylan Villegas, was shot and killed on Wednesday, Sept. 6. According to investigators, Villegas was fatally shot in a suspected road rage incident, while leaving an Isotopes baseball game. MORE: APD releases identity of 11-year-old killed in road rage shootingVillegas' family told KOAT, that Villegas was in the car, with his cousin, Tatiana Villegas, 24, his mother and 4-month-old brother at the time of the incident. According to the Villegas family, Villegas is in stable condition, but suffered serious injuries. As a result of the shooting, doctors claim Villegas is currently paralyzed from the waist down. However, the family stated, she is in good spirits. UPDATE: Tatiana Villegas is Froylan's cousin. According to the Villegas family, she was driving the car when the suspect fired shots toward their car. Froylan's mother and 4-month-old brother were left unharmed.Tatiana suffered 5 bullet woundsAccording to the Villegas family, 3 bullets are still left inside of her bodyOne of the bullets struck her spinal cordThe Villegas Family described Froylan as a beautiful soul"Froylan lit up every room he entered," the family told KOAT.According to the Villegas family, Froylan enjoyed horse racing, jockey, trained horses and spent all of his time doing soFroylan enjoyed fishing and the outdoorsThe family also states, he was an animal lover and loved his dogs dearlyRelated articles on KOAT.comGov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issues 30-day ban on carrying firearms in publicNew Mexico's ban on public carrying of firearms to face legal challenge Bernalillo County Sheriff rejects gun violence health order Villegas Family sent KOAT a statement following fatal shooting"Froylan was loved by everyone that met him. He was only 11 years old and lived a beautiful life. He had so many dreams and aspirations at such a young age, but on September 6, 2023, Froylan, my cousin, Tatiana Villegas, my auntie, María Lorena villages, and my baby cousin Pablo Villegas were victims of a senseless act of violence after leaving a baseball game. Froylan was murdered in cold blood and Tatiana was left with 5 bullet wounds and paralyzed from the waist down. This act has left our family shattered and has changed everything forever. As a united family we ask for help from the public to report any activity or if you have seen the black Dodge Durango SRT to report it to the Albuquerque police department. We will not stop until Froylan has Justice. Our family will forever be broken from what happened on September 6, 2023. We only pray that no other family experiences this pain and we hope that Froylan's story can be the change that this world needs to see."

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

Villegas Family

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MORE: APD releases identity of 11-year-old killed in road rage shooting

Villegas' family told KOAT, that Villegas was in the car, with his cousin, Tatiana Villegas, 24, his mother and 4-month-old brother at the time of the incident. According to the Villegas family, Villegas is in stable condition, but suffered serious injuries. As a result of the shooting, doctors claim Villegas is currently paralyzed from the waist down. However, the family stated, she is in good spirits.

Villegas Family

UPDATE: Tatiana Villegas is Froylan's cousin. According to the Villegas family, she was driving the car when the suspect fired shots toward their car. Froylan's mother and 4-month-old brother were left unharmed.

Tatiana suffered 5 bullet wounds
According to the Villegas family, 3 bullets are still left inside of her body
One of the bullets struck her spinal cord

The Villegas Family described Froylan as a beautiful soul

"Froylan lit up every room he entered," the family told KOAT.

Villegas Family

According to the Villegas family, Froylan enjoyed horse racing, jockey, trained horses and spent all of his time doing so
Froylan enjoyed fishing and the outdoors
The family also states, he was an animal lover and loved his dogs dearly

Villegas Family

Villegas Family sent KOAT a statement following fatal shooting

Villegas Family

"Froylan was loved by everyone that met him. He was only 11 years old and lived a beautiful life. He had so many dreams and aspirations at such a young age, but on September 6, 2023, Froylan, my cousin, Tatiana Villegas, my auntie, María Lorena villages, and my baby cousin Pablo Villegas were victims of a senseless act of violence after leaving a baseball game. Froylan was murdered in cold blood and Tatiana was left with 5 bullet wounds and paralyzed from the waist down. This act has left our family shattered and has changed everything forever. As a united family we ask for help from the public to report any activity or if you have seen the black Dodge Durango SRT to report it to the Albuquerque police department. We will not stop until Froylan has Justice. Our family will forever be broken from what happened on September 6, 2023. We only pray that no other family experiences this pain and we hope that Froylan's story can be the change that this world needs to see."