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Lewis Trinidad Núñez is accused of shooting his girlfriend and mother-in-law (PHOTOS)

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  • Lewis Trinidad Núñez is accused of having shot and killed his girlfriend Virginia Lillard and his mother-in-law Rita Lillard.
  • In addition, the man tried to shoot the first policeman who tried to arrest him outside the home of his victims.
  • The Hispanic man faces capital murder charges, which is punishable by the death penalty.

The Hispanic Lewis Trinidad Núñez was accused of the shooting murder of his girlfriend, his mother-in-law and the attempted murder of a policeman. The agents of the Homicide Division of the Houston Police Department (HPD) filed charges against the man who is in a hospital after being injured by a patrol car.

The city of Houston, Texas, is shocked by the crime of Lewis Trinidad Núñez, 46, since according to the legal documents of the case, consulted by MundoHispánico in Texas, the man shot and killed his girlfriend Virginia ‘Jenn’ Lillard, 39, and his mother-in-law Rita Lillard, 64, and shot the first HPD agent who wanted to stop him.

Lewis Trinidad Núñez killed his girlfriend and his mother-in-law with bullets

Lewis Trinidad Núñez killed his girlfriend and his mother-in-law with bullets
Hispanic Lewis Trinidad Núñez, 46, faces two counts of capital murder for the murder of his girlfriend and mother-in-law and could face the death penalty for those crimes. (Photo: Special for MundoHispánico)

Despite Lewis Trinidad Núñez being detained at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, the man is already accused before Judge Natalia Cornelio de la 351 Criminal District Court in Harris County. Trinidad Núñez faces two counts of capital murder and one more count for the attempted murder of a public servant.

According to Texas State Penal Code Only the capital murder charge, like the two that Lewis Trinidad Núñez faces, is punished with the death penalty for anyone found guilty of that crime after facing trial. Because the man is in the hospital, Judge Cornelio has not determined when the first hearing will be.

The great tragedy caused by Lewis Trinidad Núñez

The great tragedy caused by Lewis Trinidad Núñez
Virginia ‘Jenn’ Lillard, 39, was a kind and generous woman who had dedicated her life to caring for animals as a veterinary technician at a pet hospital. (Photo: Courtesy of the Lillard Family)

The tragedy for the family and friends of Virginia Lillard and her mother Rita Lillard began on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at 9:15 a.m. when Lewis Trinidad Núñez showed up armed with a pistol at his home 1015 East Tri Oaks Lane, in the west of the greater Houston area, almost with I-10 in the Spring Branch neighborhood.

For some reason that is not yet clear to the agents of the Homicide Division of the HPD Department, there was an altercation between Lewis Trinidad Núñez in a very violent way against his girlfriend Virginia Lillard and he shot her to death in front of the eyes of her mother Rita Lillard. .

Rita Lillard runs out of her house to ask for help

Rita Lillard runs out of her house to ask for help
Rita Lillard, 64, was shot to death while trying to leave her home to ask for help after seeing her daughter die by her boyfriend. (Photo: Courtesy of the Lillard Family)

When he saw the crime of his daughter Rita Lillard, he ran out of the house and in his career he managed to pick up his phone to call the HPD emergency number and report what was happening. However, Lewis Trinidad Núñez also ran after her and shot her dead just as the first agent arrived at the house.

The officer testified to the crime of Lewis Trinidad Núñez against his mother-in-law Rita Lillard and given the seriousness of what was happening, agent H. Tran, for his safety his full name is not revealed, he took out his weapon and ordered the Afro-Hispanic man surrender.

Lewis Trinidad Núñez shoots a policeman

Lewis Trinidad Núñez shoots a policeman
Afro-Hispanic Lewis Trinidad Núñez is hospitalized after a police officer shot him while trying to arrest him. The man also shot the agent and now faces a charge of attempted murder by a public servant. (Photo: Special for MundoHispánico)

When Lewis Trinidad Núñez saw the officer, he did not obey orders and raised his pistol at the HPD patrolman and fired a round of bullets at him. Agent H. Tran also fired. The patrol’s windows were damaged as evidence of the exchange of shots. Only Lewis Trinidad Núñez was injured in the fray.

Agent H. Tran took his radio and reported the shooting he had just had with Lewis Trinidad Núñez. Then the commotion shook all the patrollers of the HPD Western Division who came out to assist their partner. Meanwhile Trinidad Núñez was returning to his girlfriend’s house, closed the door and barricaded himself pointed out.

SWAT arrives to capture Lewis Trinidad Núñez

SWAT arrives to capture Lewis Trinidad Núñez
The HPD first officer’s patrol that arrived at the crime scene was shot several times in the windshield by Lewis Trinidad Núñez’s gun. (Photo: Houston Police Department)

Given the dangerous situation with Lewis Trinidad Núñez entrenched with the weapon in the house, the HPD decided to send to the scene, in a narrow street, the agents of the Special Weapons and Tactics Teams (SWAT, for its acronym in English) to to resolve the situation and arrest the man.

The situation became very tense for several hours. The SWAT agents ordered the neighbors not to leave their houses and take cover. Then the HPD agents placed their snipers at strategic points in case Lewis Trinidad Núñez decided to shoot the rest of the officers.

After hours of negotiation Lewis Trinidad Núñez surrenders

After hours of negotiation Lewis Trinidad Núñez surrenders
(Photo: Houston Police Department)

After several hours of negotiation, the Afro-Hispanic Lewis Trinidad Núñez, who was very badly injured, decided to surrender to the SWAT agents who convinced him that it was better to surrender so that he could receive medical attention after the shots he received from the patrolman H. Tran when he tried stop it.

SWAT agents who entered the home found Virginia ‘Jenn’ Lillard dead. Outside in the harsh Texas summer sun his mother Rita Lillard was killed. The HPD Homicide Division, after two days of investigations, formally charged Lewis Trinidad Núñez with two counts of capital murder and attempted murder.

Virginia Lillard was a generous and kind woman

Virginia Lillard was a generous and kind woman
(Photo: Houston Police Department)

The Afro-Hispanic Lewis Trinidad Núñez is already out of danger due to the bullets he received in the skirmish with agent H. Tran and as soon as the Ben Taub Hospital doctors release him, he will be transported to the Harris County jail to face his criminal proceedings for the murder of his girlfriend and mother-in-law. The motive that ended in tragedy is not yet known.

According to her neighbors, family and friends Virginia ‘Jenn’ Lillard was a generous and kind veterinary technician who worked at Fort Bend Animal Hospital in the city of Rosenberg, Texas, and where she professed her passion for caring for animals, especially the cats, which were carried by the customers.

Lewis Trinidad Núñez, another crime of domestic violence

Lewis Trinidad Núñez, another crime of domestic violence
(Photo: Houston Police Department)

The crime of Virginia ‘Jenn’ Lillard and her mother Rita Lillard for the shooting of Lewis Trinidad Núñez was classified as an episode of domestic violence by the man against his girlfriend and culminating in the murder of his mother-in-law. The couple had been in a relationship for 10 years, although, according to the investigation, the woman suffered constant abuse from her boyfriend.

According to the nonprofit organization National Statistics on Domestic Violence (NCADV), the United States is experiencing a true pandemic of aggression, at various levels, against someone by their partner. Every minute, according to NCADV, 20 people are attacked by their partner in some way, even with the murder as in the case of Virginia Lillard by Lewis Trinidad Núñez.

The pandemic of violence against women

The pandemic of violence against women
(Photo: Taken from Twitter)

In the United States, one in four women and one in nine men are constantly subjected to violent abuse, causing them physical injury, emotion, trauma and anguish for the rest of their lives and even homicide. Women between 18 and 24 years old, almost always in their first serious relationship, are the most vulnerable and who report the most cases every day.

Virginia Lillard’s death allegedly at the hands of her partner Lewis Trinidad Núñez is within the national context of domestic violence cases. According to the non-profit organization National Domestic Violence Hotline, one in four women in the United States suffers from an abusive relationship with her partner.

America sees thousands of people die from firearms

America sees thousands of people die from firearms
(Photo: Taken from Twitter)

According to the nonprofit organization Gun Violence Archives, that fights to raise awareness about the dangers of the free sale of firearms, so far this year in the United States 20,723 people have been killed by gunshots, according to its statistics as of Monday, June 21, 2021 in the morning.

According to the organization, of those people shot to death, a total of 9,371 died in a homicide and 11,352 died in a suicide. In addition, so far this year there have already been 296 mass shootings, which are the cases in which at least four people die in the same incident.

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