LAUDERHILL, Fla. ā The family and friends of Regina Vidal gathered in Las Olas Saturday for a two-mile walk to honor her life and shed light on domestic violence.
āShe unfortunately passed away from gun violence,ā said Regina Vidalās best friend, Rebecca Silverman. āShe was very loving, caring, energetic and spontaneous.ā
Regina Vidal, 22, was shot and killed in the early hours of Jan. 27.
Lauderhill police say she was with a group inside an apartment where Hugo Lazo, 24, was dancing with a gun in his hand when it went off and struck Vidal, killing her.
Lazo has since been charged with manslaughter and is being held without bond at the BSOās Main Jail.
Lauderhill police released the 911 calls of the moments after Regina Vidal was found shot in an apartment.
āWhereās the person that shot her?ā asked the 911 operator to a screaming young woman on the line.
āI donāt know. Iām a minor. Please do something,ā replied the caller.
Authorities say it was a case of manslaughter, but Vidalās mother, Rae Marie Vidal believes thereās more to the story.
āWhether itās today, tomorrow, or ten years from now, the truth will come out because Iām not going to be quiet about it,ā she said.
Vidalās mother claims those there during the shooting are not fully disclosing what unfolded and led to her daughterās death.
āWe have to hold them accountable and use them as an example for change so that no other mother, father, sibling, grandparent, nephew, niece, cousin, best friend or teammate has to bury their child,ā said Rae Marie Vidal.
Lauderhill police, responding to Rae Mari Vidalās concerns, said their investigation was ongoing as of Friday.