AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – On Nov. 14, an 18-year-old man was shot and killed in Aurora. The teenager’s household stated it was a tragic accident.
Whereas Aurora Police have but to determine the sufferer, Aquilina Ibanez instructed CBS4, it was her son, David Ibanez, who was killed close to East 33rd Place by somebody he knew. Police stated Abel Vargas was arrested in reference to the case, and now he’s dealing with a cost of manslaughter.

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Aquilina stated her son and Vargas had been highschool mates, and so they had been at a automobile meet collectively that night time.
“While you speak about an harmless bystander, he was so harmless,” stated Aquilina. “I do know for a indisputable fact that this boy didn’t deliberately attempt to damage my son. It was an accident… it was a tragic accident.”
Aquilina stated the gun Vargas had was mishandled. She stated the bullet hit David at level clean vary. She needed to verify with police it was her son’s physique by figuring out the tattoo on his forearm and his beginning marks.
David simply graduated from Thornton Excessive College in Might. He performed a number of sports activities, together with baseball, golf, soccer and basketball. Aquilina stated it was his million greenback smile that he was identified for, and he or she believes he was simply within the flawed place on the flawed time.
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“He was at all times my comforter. He at all times calmed me, and made me really feel so safe,” she stated. “Something he picked up he mastered it. Individuals liked to witness his athletic capacity, to see him in motion, he actually had individuals gravitating to him, of all types, younger and previous.”

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David just lately began working at a pizza store. Aquilina stated he was planning on turning into a firefighter.
“He was only a reward, all over the place he went,” she stated.
A tragic accident which took away the power that was David – his humorous spirit, his real character. Aquilina stated it’s all of the recollections and tales about her son which can be preserving her going, as a result of she is aware of he left his affect on many.
“I need individuals to speak about David and produce laughter to the room,” she stated. “I do know that my boy was not deliberately damage, and though he’s by no means coming again, it doesn’t imply that we will’t keep in mind him. Ultimately I misplaced my truest love.”
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The household has arrange a GoFundMe account to assist with David’s funeral bills. They hope different dad and mom will discuss to their youngsters about gun security, and utilizing weapons correctly.
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