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7-year-old Heidy Villanueva, killed in Jacksonville, laid to rest in Honduras

Heidy Villanueva, 7, who was shot and killed in Jacksonville has been laid to rest in her home country of Honduras.

Heidy Villanueva, 7, who was shot and killed in Jacksonville has been laid to rest in her home country of Honduras.

She was killed by a stray bullet from a shooting on 103rd Street August 11, caught in the crossfire of a fake gun deal.

The family had a GoFundMe page to raise funds for transporting her back to Honduras to bury her, and they were able to raise enough money, according to a family friend.

Five people have been arrested in connection to the death of the little girl.

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