Nicole Juliette Morales Arenas, 21, a mother of two and a registered chiropractic assistant, was shot and killed outside an apartment at the Arbors of Sendera condo complex in Kissimmee, Florida, on January 6, 2019. She was taken to a hospital but died of her injuries.

Authorities say her ex-boyfriend, Michael Javier Mejias, 21, admitted he retrieved a gun from his vehicle, pressed it against Morales, and pulled the trigger; he called 911 that day and initially said he did not know where the shooter was and that he had tried to scare her. Two other men — Victor Manuel Madera Castillo, 46, and Adrian Estrada Reyes, 21 — were arrested and charged with accessory to first-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence after police say Madera Castillo told Estrada Reyes to dispose of the gun and Estrada Reyes took it to his house. During initial court appearances Mejias was denied bail.

The case drew attention to domestic violence and left a lasting impact on Morales Arenas’s family and community. If anyone has information about what happened that day, please come forward.