Yasmar Alfaro-Yero was 25 when he was shot to death on April 17, 2019, in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was killed alongside his twin brother, Yusnier Alfaro-Yero, and their sister, Yasnai Moliner-Yera, in their home. The person taken into custody at the scene after calling 911 was Yasnai’s ex-boyfriend, Yuniel Martinez De La Cotera, who told dispatchers he had killed the three family members and claimed self-defense while saying the baby was safe. Deputies charged him with three counts of first-degree murder.

Investigators and court records describe a history of abuse: Yasnai had filed a petition for protection against Martinez De La Cotera a week before the killings, alleging mental and emotional abuse and saying she feared for her life. That petition was set for a court hearing on April 24, 2019, a week after the murders. During the subsequent trial Martinez De La Cotera pleaded guilty and received life in prison without the possibility of parole. Victims’ family members spoke in court about their loss and questioned the sincerity of his apology.

Does anyone have additional information about the family, the protection petition, or events leading up to April 17, 2019?