Gloria Espinoza Tovar, a 59-year-old Latina, was shot and killed on August 24, 2014, in San Fernando, California. She was seated in her parked car on Filmore Street in Pacoima, waiting to pick up a friend for church, when she was shot in the head about 6:45 a.m. and died at the scene.

Her death occurred during a string of random shootings across the Pacoima–San Fernando area that morning that claimed three lives within an hour; other victims that day included Mariana Franco and Michael Planells. Authorities later linked the incident to a suspect charged in a series of seemingly random, vehicle-based shootings that spanned several months and included both fatal and nonfatal attacks.

The case left a community stunned by the apparent randomness and timing of the violence. Anyone who knew Gloria, saw her that morning, or has information about the shootings is asked to come forward.