Esperanza Silva Aldaco, a 20-year-old woman from Porterville, California, was fatally shot at a house party in Terra Bella on November 25, 2019. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office found Aldaco with gunshot wounds; she was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Investigators identified 23-year-old Pedro Cruz Elorza of Terra Bella as a person of interest. He reportedly fled the scene immediately after the shooting and was believed to be heading toward the San Diego border, possibly attempting to cross into Mexico. In the days after the killing, detectives arrested Ulises Jimenez and Aslyd Santacruz on charges related to assisting Elorza’s escape. Many witnesses left the scene, leaving gaps in the sequence of events and complicating the investigation.

Anyone who was at the party or has information about Elorza’s whereabouts or the events that night is asked to come forward.