Leonora A. Montoya, 53, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head in a motel room at the Surf Motel on Auburn Boulevard in Sacramento on March 19, 2017. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department responded after a 911 call; deputies located Montoya deceased in the room and investigators determined she had been shot late Sunday night. Her vehicle was stolen by the perpetrators.

Two Sacramento residents, James Martin Baca, 37, and Rebecca Irene Temme, 35, were apprehended after being located in Montoya’s stolen vehicle in Menlo Park and leading officers on a high-speed chase. Authorities say there had been animosity between Montoya and the suspects, which investigators believe likely led to the shooting. Baca and Temme were charged with robbery, murder and additional violations related to parole and post-release community supervision.

Montoya is remembered by family as a loving mother and grandmother. If anyone has additional information that could shed light on what happened that night, please come forward.