Carolyn Cagey, 43, was shot to death on January 16, 2017, on W. Pala Mission Road on the Pala Indian Reservation in California. An autopsy found she had been shot ten times — once in the forehead, five times on the left side of her face, twice in the neck, and once in the chest. Cagey was driving an SUV and reportedly pulled over after recognizing someone in another vehicle; the shots were fired at that moment.

Milton Trujillo was arrested in Temecula hours after the shooting and booked on a single count of murder. He pleaded not guilty at arraignment; his attorney said it was too early to present his client’s side. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and a regional Fugitive Task Force were involved in the arrest. Toxicology reported methamphetamine, PCP and a substance associated with huffing or aerosol use in Cagey’s system.

The community on the Pala Reservation was deeply affected by her death.