Evangelina Angelique Ysiano was 21 when she was shot and killed in her Banning, California home on February 20, 2018. Born August 30, 1996, in Palm Springs, she had lived in Banning her whole life and worked as a Youth Development Professional at the Boys & Girls Club of America there. She was active in her community and attended St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church.

Evangelina’s ex-boyfriend, Devonta Eugene Leonard, 22 at the time, reportedly opened fire inside her North Hathaway Street residence while their four-year-old daughter was present; the child was not harmed. The relationship had been described as tumultuous and abusive, and testimony at trial included nearly 2,500 text messages in which Leonard allegedly made repeated threats and demands. Leonard was arrested and later charged with first-degree murder, child endangerment, and related firearm and great bodily injury counts; a jury found him guilty and he received a long state prison term.

Did anyone in Banning know Evangelina or her work at the Boys & Girls Club and have information to add?