On the evening of November 13, 2016, 42-year-old Reyna Gonzalez was fatally shot in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego after her daughter’s ex-husband, 22-year-old Juan Carlos Fernandez, arrived at the family home on Marlborough Avenue. Fernandez, who had a documented history of domestic violence and was subject to a restraining order filed in December 2015, confronted the family and retrieved a handgun from his vehicle. Reyna was shot while shielding her 21-year-old daughter. Her husband, 45-year-old Julian Gonzalez, was critically wounded during the attack and died two days later. Two other family members, including Reyna’s father and her daughter, were injured but survived.

When officers arrived they found Fernandez in the street pointing a gun at a woman. He did not comply with repeated commands to disarm, and an officer fired, fatally striking Fernandez. Authorities later confirmed Fernandez had shot four family members before police intervened. The case underscores the lethal danger posed by domestic violence and an outstanding restraining order.

If anyone knew the family, their routines, or saw activity in the Marlborough Avenue area that night, please share information that could help build a fuller picture.