Maria Ines Morales, a 45-year-old Latina, was shot to death in her Sylmar home in the 14000 block of Herron Street on August 11, 2014, shortly before 9 p.m. Officers responding after her son called 911 reporting that his father was firing a gun found Morales in the living room with multiple gunshot wounds. Her husband, Albino Topete Morales, 59, was found in a bedroom on a mattress with a Colt .45-caliber pistol on a nearby table and a handwritten note in Spanish; he was taken into custody and was reported to have been drinking heavily at the time. Investigators concluded Albino Morales believed his wife was cheating, and that belief led to the fatal shooting; a bullet also traveled into a neighbor’s home and damaged multiple rooms while a family was inside watching TV. Albino Morales was charged with murder on August 14, 2014, and later tried and convicted.

Does anyone have information about Maria’s life in Sylmar or knew the family and can share anything that might add context to what happened?