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Lalita Odom was 23 when she was shot to death behind a home on Dora Street in the Dunbar neighborhood of Fort Myers, Florida. Her body was discovered around 8 a.m. on June 20, 2016; she was a mother to two small children, a 5-month-old and a 2-year-old, who were inside the home at the time of the shooting.

Investigators say Lalita had been experiencing domestic violence with Benjamin Allen, the father of her 1-year-old child, and had planned to file a restraining order the day she was killed after threats over the weekend. Allen, 21 at the time, was later arrested and charged with second-degree murder, a weapons offense, and tampering with evidence; those homicide charges were filed while he was already in Lee County Jail on unrelated charges including aggravated assault and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

Family members noted bruising and had urged Lalita to leave the relationship. They later visited her grave to leave flowers and balloons as they mourned. Does anyone have information about Lalita’s last hours or the events leading up to June 20, 2016?