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Around 2 a.m. Saturday, Wolfe (shooting victim Tim Wolfe, pictured) and three of his friends left the bar and were walking along 3rd Street to their car. Wolfe’s friend said Villaneuva drove past them several times, then
stopped, asked ”what’s up?”, and shot Wolfe in the face before driving
off. Villaneuva told detectives he was looking to find Wolfe’s group, knowing he had a handgun. Villaneuva claims when he stopped on 3rd
Street, either Wolfe or his friend started hitting him in the face.
That’s when he pulled out his gun and fired once. Later that morning police found Villaneuva hiding in the restroom at the restaurant they say he worked at. They say his upper and lower lips were swollen. A judge decided not to set bond for Villaneuva/KREM2. More here.
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Stickman on May 11 at 7:49 p.m.
Self defense when you have a gun. Give me a break. And I’m sure some of you will want more guns, to protect ourselves of course.
Charlie on May 11 at 9:17 p.m.
Why didn’t he just drive away? The only thing that would have been hurt would have been some ego’s! What is he doing with a weapon anyway?
meghannc on May 11 at 9:31 p.m.
I just updated my story online. While the probable cause affidavit certainly alludes to some sort of possible self defense claim arising from this, it does not say Villanueva actually used the words “self defense.”
Read the full story and check out that affidavit by following the link.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/11/no-bond-cda-murder-suspect/