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Nelson Vega

Case from Hollywood, FL dated Sep 13, 2020

Victim Details

Nelson Vega

Male

White / Caucasian

Hollywood

FL

2020-09-13

39

Nelson

Vega

07/09/2026

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Nelson Vega, a 39-year-old bartender from Hollywood, FL, tragically lost his life on September 13, 2020, in a violent carjacking incident. Vega had just finished his shift at J.P. Mulligan's sports bar in Pembroke Pines and was dropping off his girlfriend at her home in Miramar. As he walked her to the door, two 16-year-old boys, who were on the lookout for a car to steal, approached his white Mercedes-Benz. The teens, armed with guns, attempted to take the car. When Vega tried to intervene, the ...
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  • WPLG: Police identify 2 teens arrested after man killed in Miramar carjacking
  • Neighbor remembers man killed in Miramar shooting, carjacking
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