Sandra Lus Valadez, a 32-year-old Latina, was shot to death on November 11, 2015, inside her Inglewood home on the 400 block of West Olive Street. Coroner’s records state she was shot multiple times in the head. The attack occurred in the presence of her children; reports say she was shot while holding her 10-month-old son and that three other children were in the room.

Her husband, Andy Steve Valadez, 34 at the time, was arrested and charged with murder, criminal threats, and child abuse with allegations he used a firearm in each count. A 63-year-old aunt reportedly intervened and struggled with him for the gun as he threatened the children. Bail was set at $2.15 million and Valadez pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on November 30, 2015.

The case devastated Sandra’s family and the nearby community; the family lived in a house behind Sandra’s relatives.