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Viridiana Viri Rodriguez, 18 and living in Escondido, California, was fatally shot on April 7, 2012. She was nearly five months pregnant with a baby boy when the gun discharged while it was pressed against her stomach during an interaction with her boyfriend, Ruben Cepeda. Rodriguez was found by her sister Yemely, rushed to a hospital, and pronounced dead about an hour later; the unborn child also died.

Cepeda fled the scene and was arrested in Mexico in June 2012 after a $1 million warrant. He was charged with two counts of second-degree murder for Rodriguez and the unborn child. At trial he said the shooting was accidental, but prosecutors argued there was legal malice; in October 2013 he was sentenced to 40 years to life. A friend, Jesse Lopez, was arrested and charged as an accessory for helping Cepeda flee and attempting to hide the weapon.

Does anyone have additional information about Viri Rodriguez, her pregnancy, or what led up to that night?